DiNapoli Bars Placement Agents for Empire State Fund
April 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With an ongoing state-federal probe continuing into the role of paid intermediaries doing business with...
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Russell Suggests New Liability Investing Approach
April 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments on Tuesday released research advocating what the firm said was the next version...
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Catholic Lay Employees' Retirement Benefits Reduced
April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J. Timothy Kocab, administrative secretary of the Lay Employees' Retirement Board, has detailed plan benefit...
Report: Auto Czar's Investment Firm Focus of Pay-to-Play Probe
April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to media reports, the man named to head the Obama administration's auto task force...
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Media General Freezes Pension
April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Media General Inc. said Friday it would freeze its pension plan as of May 31...
Pension Buyouts Could Harm Employee Relationships
April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The notion of financial services firms buying out defined benefit pension programs makes government auditors...
S&P 500 Pensions Pummeled in 2008
April 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The financial health of corporate pension plans experienced a substantial setback in 2008, according to...
YRC Looking for Pension Concessions
April 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A trucking firm is trying to strike a deal with unions to temporarily suspend its...
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Benefits in Crisis, But Employers Staying the Course
April 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the tumultuous environment, most plan sponsors seem to be committed to staying the course,...
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NH Legislators OK Pension Changes
April 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Hampshire House of Representatives has approved retirement plan changes for police and firefighters.
City of Milwaukee could get Pension Obligation Bond Authority
April 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has proposed allowing the city of Milwaukee to issue pension obligation...
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GA County Approves New DB Plan
April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fayette County (Georgia) employees will now have a guaranteed retirement pension as long as they...
EBRI: Public Pensions Should Consider Future Taxpayer Burden
April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new analysis by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows that, under current...
Towers Perrin Sees Uptick in Pension Funded Ratio for March
April 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The net impact of strong equity returns and the increase in corporate bond yields was...
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GA County Considers DB Offering
April 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Fayette County (Georgia) Commission is expected to vote this week on offering a defined...
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Anheuser-Busch to Freeze Pensions, But Match Intact
April 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Anheuser-Busch plans to freeze its pension plan for salaried employees, eliminate retiree health coverage for...
Aon U.K. Proposes Pension Cutbacks
April 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aon U.K., the London-based arm of Aon Corp., said it wants to cut its standard...
Largest Companies' Pensions Show Funding Improvement in March
April 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As equity markets rebounded and bond yields continued to increase, the funded status of pension...
BNY Mellon Finds March Was a Good Month for Pensions
April 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A stock market rally and wider spreads for corporate bonds combined to improve the funding...
Pension Funds Make Up Some Funding Ground in Q108
April 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UBS Global Asset Management's US Pension Fund Fitness Tracker shows pension funding ratios increased by...