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Mercer Introduces System for Managing Pensions
June 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer is offering Mercer Globe, an integrated system for managing pensions.
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Katz Appointed President and COO of Larch Lane
June 14, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Larch Lane Advisors LLC announced that David Katz has been named the firm’s President and Chief...
CA City Allowed to Reduce Payment for Old Pension
June 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Leaders of Contra Costa's largest pension system have agreed to allow the city of Pittsburg...
Penion Funded Status Ends Upward Trend
June 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In May, the funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan fell 2.3 percentage...
Markets Narrow S&P 500 Pension Funding Gap
May 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the global market rebound in 2010 was certainly a welcome respite...
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Pru Completes Nation’s First Pension Buy-In
May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Retirement says it has completed what it termed the nation’s first...
Number of Green Zone Multi-Employer Plans Increased
May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The proportion of green zone multi-employer pension plans continues to increase, according to The Segal...
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Mercer Provides Tips for Improving DB Administration
May 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer has developed a checklist to help defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors address challenges they...
Falling Interest Rates Widen Pension Funding Gap in April
May 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A $31 billion increase in liabilities offset a $19 billion increase in...
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60% of U.S. Corporate DB Plans Closed to New Hires
May 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new gauge from SEI that will provide updated statistics on the state of plan...
S&P 1500 Pension Deficits Decrease by $4B in April
May 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies decreased by approximately $4...
Pension Funding Sees 8th Consecutive Month of Improvement
May 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan in April rose 0.7 percentage...
SURVEY SAYS: Which Would Your Workforce Most Prefer – DB or DC?
May 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Gary Findlay’s column earlier this week triggered a couple of interesting comments – and a...
Towers Watson Pension Index up for Q1 2011
April 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – All regions in the Towers Watson Pension Index saw positive investment returns and interest rate...
Low Interest Rates Hold Back Pension Funding Levels
April 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension funding levels at large U.S. companies improved modestly at the end of last year,...
Pension Plan Participant Sues over Alternative Investments
April 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recently filed lawsuit claims that Weyerhaeuser Company, its investment managers, and other fiduciaries to...
Institutional Investors See Modest Gains in Q1 2011
April 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plans in the Northern Trust Universe advanced 3.6% at the median in the first quarter...
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AP, Union Reach Deal on Pension
April 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Associated Press has reached a tentative labor agreement covering about 1,200...
Pension Plan Funding Continues Improvement
April 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The financial health of corporate pension plans continues to improve from the 2008-early 2009 recession,...
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CalPERS Adopts Priorities for DB Plans
April 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration recently adopted a 12-point set...