Workplace Plans Hold 65% of Total U.S. Retirement $$
June 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newly released data from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) indicates that 65% of total U.S....
Tag: Defined Benefit (DB)
May Sees Uptick in Pension Funding Levels
June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the latest Capital Market Update from Towers Perrin, there was a slight 0.5...
Pulse Report Picks Up Public, Private DB Perspectives
June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Public and private sector defined benefit plans share some concerns, but also diverge on a...
Funded Status Recovery Sputters in May
June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of pension plans has improved significantly since December 2008, but the recovery...
Strong May Equities Help Lift Pension Funding
June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A third consecutive month of strong performances by global equities overcame an increase in pension...
Quinn Taps Six for Illinois TRS Board Posts
June 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has appointed six new members to the Board of Trustees of...
Tar Heel State Senate Approves Pension Diversification Measure
June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell is one step closer to enjoying more leeway in how...
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Mercer Helps U.K. Pension Trustees Manage Risk
June 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer is launching a new solution in the U.K. market to help defined benefit scheme...
Institutional Portfolios See Negative Results in Q109
June 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median corporate, public and foundation/endowment plan experienced negative investment results for the first quarter...
Pension Plans to Remain under GM Sponsorship during Bankruptcy
June 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Corp.'s two defined benefit pension plans remain ongoing under GM's sponsorship although the...
New York AG Gets Delay in SEC Pay-to-Play Civil Case
June 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has approved a request from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to...
Tar Heel State Treasurer Seeks Pension Investment Diversification
May 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The North Carolina House approved a measure allowing Treasurer Janet Cowell to expand the state's...
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Pension Variations Hurt European Employers
May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Aon Consulting survey suggests the differing national pension systems across Europe will likely...
Illinois House Turns Pension Payment Cutback Plan
May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois House has rebuffed efforts by Governor Pat Quinn to reduce payments into the...
International Accounting Agrees to Weigh in on Use of Discount Rate
May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has agreed to delay publication of an exposure draft...
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Pa. Hospital Freezes Non-Union Pension Plan
May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with the continued effects of the recession, Washington Hospital in Pennsylvania announced it will...
Oklahoma Becomes Latest Ex-Aldus Client
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Beleaguered money manager Aldus Equity Partners LP, continues to lose business relationships.
NYC's Thompson Backs SEC Private Placement Agent Regulations
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. has lent his support to the U.S....
Asset Allocation Diverging Among DB Corporates, Private Sponsors
May 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -A new Pyramis Global Advisors survey of the country's largest public and corporate defined benefit plan...
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New Survey Finds Darker Plan Sponsor Mood
May 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A May 2009 survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) found more...