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  • newColumn: Spring into action with retirement plans - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

    Column: Spring into action with retirement plans - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

    CBS NewsColumn: Spring into action with retirement plansWisconsin Rapids TribuneWhat about dusting off your long-term financial plan? April is National Financial Literacy Month -- the perfect time to spring into action when it comes to planning your financial future. And if you already have a plan, this is a great opportunity to ...The top factors in retirement planningCBS NewsYounger Than 40? Wor…
    - 8 hours ago, 27 Apr 12, 4:59am -
  • newAuthor Jeff Martin keeps people grounded in tough times - Suburban Life Publications
    Author Jeff Martin keeps people grounded in tough timesSuburban Life PublicationsJeff Martin, President of KDM Investment Management Inc., in Geneva, is the author of "Strategic Diversification - Retirement Planning That Works," a new book about increasing your retirement nest egg. snapshots.mysuburbanlife.com/1444444 By Allison ...
    - 17 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 7:30pm -
  • newFive Retirement Tips - GovExec.com
    Five Retirement TipsGovExec.comBy Tammy Flanagan Earlier this year, I presented a webinar for the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program called “Retirement: It's Not Too Early (or Late) to Think About It.” During the webinar, I discussed five tips for planning for your retirement.and more »
    - 19 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 5:29pm -
  • newRetirement Income Planning Becoming More Important to Advisors - Insurance News Net (press release)
    Retirement Income Planning Becoming More Important to AdvisorsInsurance News Net (press release)Orlando, Fla., April 26, 2012—According to a new LIMRA survey, three quarters of advisors who offer retirement income services to their clients said they had adjusted their business to do more retirement income planning over the past year (chart at ...and more »
    - 21 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 4:11pm -
  • newRabbi's retirement plan: 'To be a better activist than I have been' - Jweekly.com

    Rabbi's retirement plan: 'To be a better activist than I have been' - Jweekly.com

    Jweekly.comRabbi's retirement plan: 'To be a better activist than I have been'Jweekly.comNever had so many local rabbis traveled to Israel as a group, and many of them are planning to attend Bennett's retirement dinner. Bennett, who was raised in classical Reform tradition in Akron, Ohio, took a circuitous path to the pulpit.and more »
    - 21 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 3:51pm -
  • newMassMutual Retirement Services' Worksite Guidance Program to Reach 100000 + ... - MarketWatch (press release)
    MassMutual Retirement Services' Worksite Guidance Program to Reach 100000 + ...MarketWatch (press release)With over 25 retirement education specialists (RESs) located throughout the country, MassMutual is uniquely positioned to conduct personalized guidance interactions with more than 100000 retirement plan participants in 2012, up from 65000 in 2011.and more »
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 1:40pm -
  • newHouse Mulls Changes To Workplace Retirement Plans - Forbes

    House Mulls Changes To Workplace Retirement Plans - Forbes

    ForbesHouse Mulls Changes To Workplace Retirement PlansForbesIt's about your workplace retirement plan. Last week when an initial House Ways and Means hearing took place to discuss “tax-favored retirement accounts” and their place in tax reform. While Chairman David Camp's opening statements did not include ...
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 10:22am -
  • newUnderstanding Social Security critical for retirement planning - Shreveport Times

    Understanding Social Security critical for retirement planning - Shreveport Times

    Daily BeastUnderstanding Social Security critical for retirement planningShreveport TimesOne leg is Social Security benefits, and according to the Social Security Administration, this represents approximately 38 percent of total retirement income for most individuals. The second leg is pension plans, which make up about 18 percent of total ...Medicare to Exhaust Hospital Funding by 2024, U.S. Says…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 3:15am -
  • newYourNews: Maryville wealth management firm offers retirement-planning tips - Knoxville News Sentinel
    YourNews: Maryville wealth management firm offers retirement-planning tipsKnoxville News SentinelBy Andy Oakes, CFP, LeConte Wealth Management Since April is Financial Literacy Month, LeConte Wealth Management in Maryville shares the top five mistakes people make when retirement planning. 1. Not having an income plan. What does that mean?
    - 3 days ago, 24 Apr 12, 4:39pm -
  • Retirement planning: Just tell me what to do - CBS News

    Retirement planning: Just tell me what to do - CBS News

    CBS NewsRetirement planning: Just tell me what to doCBS News(MoneyWatch) I constantly urge people to take the necessary time to plan for retirement, and I encourage people to hang in there. While it can take many hours to do the job right, it'll be worth it in the end. In spite of my encouraging words, ...How to Fight Back in the War on RetirementDailyFinanceWhy You'll Likely Need Less in Retireme…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Apr 12, 10:46am -

Benefits Canada - Pension

  • newCIBC Mellon to provide asset servicing for Concordia Pension Plan
    CIBC Mellon has been selected to deliver asset servicing solutions for the Concordia University Pension Plan and the Concordia University Foundation. CIBC Mellon will provide custody, accounting, benefit payment services, securities lending and performance and risk analytics.
    - 21 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 4:16pm -
  • newHelping employees to understand longevity risk

    Helping employees to understand longevity risk

    Successful retirement planning includes an assessment of many risks, including how much annual retirement income will be needed, whether an individual will be able to retire at his or her desired age and whether the individual’s savings will generate sufficient investment returns—both before and after retirement—to achieve his or her retirement goals.
    - 22 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 3:13pm -
  • newCanadians satisfied with their employers
    One out of three Canadians say they are very satisfied with their current employer, according to the latest Randstad Workmonitor study, which surveys employees in 32 countries around the world.
    - 22 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 2:27pm -
  • newStick with fixed income: Russell
    Fixed-income investing will continue to play a crucial role for investors, even as three decades of bond-market gains appear likely to come to an end, according to a research paper by Russell Investments.
    - 24 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 1:03pm -
  • newProtect your benefits plan from fraud
    Benefits fraud comes in several forms, including fraudulent claims for health services and disability fraud targeting both employer-sponsored disability insurance and workers’ compensation benefits.
    - 1 day ago, 26 Apr 12, 12:51pm -
  • newU.K. officially back in recession
    Britain's economy has fallen back into recession for the first time since 2009 after official figures showed yesterday that it unexpectedly contracted during the first three months of the year.
    - 1 day ago, 26 Apr 12, 11:19am -
  • newChina equities: How to enter the dragon’s den

    China equities: How to enter the dragon’s den

    Nearly two centuries ago, China was the largest economy in the world, accounting for a third of global output. Today, the world’s oldest civilization, and the fastest growing economy, seems determined to regain its lost glory and assert its economic supremacy on world stage.
    - 1 day ago, 26 Apr 12, 10:01am -
  • newInvestment insights for DC plans
    More important today than ever before is having a retirement savings portfolio that’s balanced between capital preservation and capital accumulation. To help members achieve this, plan sponsors need to consider TDFs, a relatively underappreciated asset class.
    - 1 day ago, 26 Apr 12, 9:08am -
  • new2012 Benefits & Pension Summit highlights
    What role does an employer play in the health of its workforce? How can pension plan sponsors help members to make better investment decisions? Why might emerging markets lead the way for future growth opportunities? Benefits Canada’s 2012 Benefits & Pension Summit, held earlier this week at the Marriott Eaton Centre in Toronto, addressed these questions and more, from various perspectives.
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 2:19pm -
  • newMaking financial literacy easier
    Plan sponsors are failing their plan members when it comes to making them financially literate.
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 1:19pm -

European Pensions

  • Appointments Update
    BlackRock has appointed Cliff Speed as managing director and as a senior strategist within its multi asset clients solutions (BMACS) group. Speed will work in the company’s EMEA client strategy team and joins from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he worked as a senior actuary in the pensions and insurance solutions team
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  • Non-listed real estate returns, capital raised falls in tough climate
    Investors in non-listed real estate funds sought the relative safety of core funds in strong performing regions last year, according to a survey from the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles
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  • Independent committee needs to oversee Swedish National Pension Funds – OECD
    Sweden should establish an independent committee of experts to oversee its National Pension Funds and set a clear, measurable financial objective for investments to ensure their long-term viability, the OECD has said.In a report entitled the OECD Review of the Swedish National Pension Funds, the OECD analysed the National Pension Funds, which are responsible for 12 per cent of Sweden’s state p…
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  • News in brief w/c 23 April
    State Street Global Advisors has enhanced its liability driven investing (LDI) strategies with the launch of ten leveraged gilt funds. The range which includes fixed gilt funds and index linked gilt funds will offer pension schemes and institutional investors a way to extend inflation and interest-rate protection in their liability matching portfolios
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  • Age gap between trustees weakens decision process
    Large age gaps between the trustees of a pension fund board can result in conflicts of interest between the young and the elderly, which can intensify the differences within the trustee board and negatively impact the decision-making process, research by a Dutch university has found
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  • European ETPs see net inflows of €5.38bn during Q1 2012
    European listed exchange traded products (ETPs) enjoyed net inflows of €5.38bn during the first quarter of 2012, according to analysis by Lyxor
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  • Irish Pensions Awards open for entries
    The Irish Pensions Awards are now open for entries until 13 July 2012. The awards will be handed out in Dublin on 21 November 2012
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  • Pension deficit of FTSE Global 100 reaches €300bn – LCP
    The combined pension deficit of the FTSE Global 100 companies increased by €10bn to €300bn in the six months up to March 2012, due to falling bond yields and ongoing economic and financial challenges, according to research by LCP
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  • Dutch government needs to continue work on pension agreement
    The Dutch pension system needs to be revised and it is important this is done as quickly as possible, the Dutch pension federation has said in a response to the failed government negotiations this weekend
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  • EU women aged 65 to live another 21 years, men another 17.4
    At the age of 65, European men are expected to live another 17.4 years and European women another 21 years, according to Eurostat’s healthy life years and life expectancy at 65 figures of 2010
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  • newFutile for Man chief to rage against machine
    Peter Clarke in line of fire as the difficulties of dealing with an underperforming trader that is fully automated become apparent
    - 19 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 6:04pm -
  • newStandard Life in Canada sales push
    Plan to reinvigorate savings business in group’s most important market outside the UK as first-quarter performance disappoints
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 3:11pm -
  • newBlackRock in China Investment Corp tie-up
    The two groups are to launch a joint billion-dollar investment fund to be run by Liu Erfei, chairman of BofA Merrill Lynch’s China operations
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 7:28am -
  • newUK’s older staff face work into late 70s
    Although the proportion of over 50s staying in work has risen sharply since 1992, that may not be enough to secure a comfortable retirement
    - 3 days ago, 24 Apr 12, 7:41pm -
  • New rules will decimate profits
    An international accounting change means European companies will lose millions when they can no longer keep losses suffered by their final salary schemes off their balance sheets
    - 12 days ago, 15 Apr 12, 12:41pm -
  • Cash balance plans gain popularity in US
    With elements of both DC and DB, these schemes are taking off after a troubled start which saw legal challenges and a moratorium on new schemes
    - 12 days ago, 15 Apr 12, 12:32pm -
  • A solution may be found in DC innovation in the US
    Dutch-style collective DC plans do not have targeted returns or address the risk of underfunding, writes Lord Hutton, who believes a far better scheme would be a US-style Managed DC
    - 12 days ago, 15 Apr 12, 12:32pm -
  • Dutch system attracts UK interest despite cuts
    The risk-sharing approach is not perfect, a large number of schemes say they will have to curtail their liabilities, but it is more sustainable than the UK’s
    - 12 days ago, 15 Apr 12, 12:32pm -

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Pension Pulse

  • newSocial Security Slated to Run Dry in 2033?

    Social Security Slated to Run Dry in 2033?

    On Monday, Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the financial health of the Social Security Trust Funds:The combined assets of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trust Funds will be exhausted in 2033, three years sooner than projected last year.The DI Trust Fund will be exhausted in 2016, two years earlier than last year’s esti…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Apr 12, 9:22am -
  • newWhy Are Hedge Funds So Gloomy?

    Why Are Hedge Funds So Gloomy?

    Svea Herbst-Bayliss of Reuters reports, Hedge fund managers a gloomier lot in 2012-survey:Faced with new regulatory oversight, fierce competition for investment dollars, and uncertain markets, nearly half of the hedge fund industry is bracing for a difficult year, a survey shows.Accounting, consulting and audit firm Rothstein Kass found that 47.5 percent of managers said 2012 will be "difficult" o…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 8:47am -
  • Beaten Down Hedge Funds Fight Back?

    Beaten Down Hedge Funds Fight Back?

    Lawrence Fletcher of Reuters reports, Managers pocket 28 percent of hedge fund profits: Hedge fund managers pocketed 28.1 percent of profits generated by their funds over the past 18 years, new research from London's Imperial College found. The research, commissioned by KPMG and hedge fund industry body the Alternative Investment Management Association, found investors' share of annual profit…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Apr 12, 8:58am -
  • Ontario Teachers' CEO Offers Dose of Reality?

    Ontario Teachers' CEO Offers Dose of Reality?

    Bill Tufts, Founder and Executive Director of Fair Pensions For All, sent me a media release, Teachers' Pension Plan CEO offers dose of reality to taxpayers:Ontario taxpayers received a painful dose of honesty from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan President and CEO Jim Leech last week as he admitted the funding formula is broken beyond repair and that “revolutionary” changes to pensions ar…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Apr 12, 10:45am -
  • The Stay-Liquid-And-Wait Strategy?

    The Stay-Liquid-And-Wait Strategy?

    It was a cold, rainy and dreary weekend in Montreal. Perfect for staying in, watching movies and political news shows (I'm a junkie). I also caught up on a lot of reading on markets, politics and health. If you're not following me on Twitter (@PensionPulse), you're totally missing out on a lot of great articles I post there (post in spurts).Twitter is great because I simply can't cover everythin…
    - 5 days ago, 22 Apr 12, 12:16pm -

Top for Pension Plans

  • newSupport Public Retirement Plan - Patch.com
    Support Public Retirement PlanPatch.comVoluntary, state-administered pension plan would be a win-win for both employees and employers, one Hamden resident says. Connecticut needs to do more to help residents afford basic expenses as they age. It's become too commonplace to see folks who ...
    - 8 hours ago, 27 Apr 12, 5:24am -
  • newMitsubishi Plans to Invest $2.5 Billion in Infrastructure Fund - Bloomberg
    Mitsubishi Plans to Invest $2.5 Billion in Infrastructure FundBloombergThe Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, a Canadian pension plan, is leading the alliance, Mitsubishi said. The investment will be made with Mizuho Corporate Bank, a unit of Japan's third-largest lender, Japan Bank for International ...and more »
    - 13 hours ago, 27 Apr 12, 12:21am -
  • newPleasant Ridge Manor pension plan needs $166771 more - GoErie.com
    Pleasant Ridge Manor pension plan needs $166771 moreGoErie.comBy KEVIN FLOWERS, Erie Times-News Erie County government must put additional cash -- nearly $167000 -- into the pension plan at its two nursing homes to cover the required yearly contribution to those plans. Erie County Council has been asked to sign ...and more »
    - 13 hours ago, 27 Apr 12, 12:04am -
  • newChina's FountainVest plans up to $1.5 billion fund - MarketWatch
    China's FountainVest plans up to $1.5 billion fundMarketWatchShe said at a board meeting earlier this month that the FountainVest fund has a US$1.25 billion target. The new vehicle follows a nearly US$1 billion first fund raised in 2008 with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan ...and more »
    - 13 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 11:53pm -
  • newDems Dodge Vote on Brown's Pension Plan; GOP Upset - Capital Public Radio News

    Dems Dodge Vote on Brown's Pension Plan; GOP Upset - Capital Public Radio News

    Independent Voter NetworkDems Dodge Vote on Brown's Pension Plan; GOP UpsetCapital Public Radio NewsThe debate over how to change California's public employee retirement system is heating up again at the State Capitol after a Democratic-controlled committee's decision Thursday to dodge a vote on Governor Jerry Brown's pension proposal.Assembly Democrats Shelve Governor Brown's Pension Reform PlanI…
    - 17 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 8:18pm -
  • newWhy Save for Retirement? - U.S. News & World Report (blog)

    Why Save for Retirement? - U.S. News & World Report (blog)

    PoliticoWhy Save for Retirement?U.S. News & World Report (blog)Here's why saving for retirement is becoming increasingly important: Pensions. The traditional pension plan is disappearing quickly. If you work in the private sector, it is likely that your employer no longer offers a pension plan.Social Security: Should Those Over 55 Be Protected?Smartmoney.com (blog)A Comfortable Retirement is a Thi…
    - 19 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 6:05pm -
  • newThe Truth About Cash Balance Pension Plans - The Pelican Post

    The Truth About Cash Balance Pension Plans - The Pelican Post


    - 23 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 1:28pm -
  • newFort Worth tells employees about plans to trim pension benefits - Fort Worth Star Telegram

    Fort Worth tells employees about plans to trim pension benefits - Fort Worth Star Telegram

    Fort Worth Star TelegramFort Worth tells employees about plans to trim pension benefitsFort Worth Star TelegramBy Bill Hanna FORT WORTH -- The city and employee groups say they are prepared to go to court to fight over proposals that would reduce some pension benefits. City Manager Tom Higgins said the retirement fund is unsustainable without benefit reductions ...City of Fort Worth proposes pensi…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Apr 12, 12:36am -
  • newNew Teacher Pension Plan Calls for Raising Teacher Contributions, Retirement ... - StateImpact Ohio

    New Teacher Pension Plan Calls for Raising Teacher Contributions, Retirement ... - StateImpact Ohio

    MLive.comNew Teacher Pension Plan Calls for Raising Teacher Contributions, Retirement ...StateImpact OhioBy Molly Bloom A new plan being pitched to legislators to ensure Ohio's teacher pension system can meet its obligations would save the State Teachers Retirement System about $13.3 billion in future pension costs and other accrued liabilities.Alternative Investments: Not much of an alternativeMo…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 11:07am -
  • newMitsubishi Plans to Invest $2.5 Billion in Infrastructure Fund - Bloomberg
    The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, a Canadian pension plan, is leading the alliance, Mitsubishi said. The investment will be made with Mizuho Corporate Bank, a unit of Japan’s third-largest lender, Japan Bank for International ...
    - 13 hours ago, 27 Apr 12, 12:12am -
  • newInquiring minds want to know about Quinn's teacher pension reform - Chicago Tribune
    And because a major change for TRS is a controversial element of the ambitious pension stabilization plan recently announced by Gov. Pat Quinn. A: You, for the most part. And me. All of us who pay taxes in Illinois. The local districts chip in ...
    - 14 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 10:46pm -
  • newVerizon posts $2B 4Q loss on pension adjustment - Yahoo Finance
    In the results of Verizon Communications Inc., the phone company that owns 55 percent of Verizon Wireless, the effect of the iPhone sales was masked by large charge for adjusting the value of its pension plans. The New York-based company ...
    - 15 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 10:18pm -
  • newUpdate: Pension issue alive despite bill derailment, Smyth says - Sacramento Bee
    "It seems like there are two sticking points: the hybrid plan and changing the retirement age," Smyth said. As expected, the committee put a hold on several public pension bills this morning, including the two measures by Conway and Smyth that co-opted ...
    - 18 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 6:43pm -
  • newPension plans launch infrastructure fund - YAHOO!
    (Reuters) - One of Canada's largest pension plans teamed up on Thursday with Japan's pension funds and some of its major conglomerates to help raise $20 billion for the world's largest infrastructure fund to invest in assets such as roads and airports.
    - 19 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 6:14pm -
  • newPleasant Ridge Manor pension plan needs $166,771 more - Erie Times-News
    Erie County government must put additional cash -- nearly $167,000 -- into the pension plan at its two nursing homes to cover the required yearly contribution to those plans. Erie County Council has been asked to sign off on a $166,771 ...
    - 24 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 1:14pm -
  • newHealthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Partners with Klass Capital [Health & Beauty Close - Up] - TMCnet
    (Health & Beauty Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Venture Capital firm, Klass Capital, has announced a partnership with Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) to significantly increase the size of Klass Capital Fund I, a Canadian based ...
    - 1 day ago, 26 Apr 12, 3:41am -
  • newPension mess continues to get kicked down the road - PennLive.com
    Today, it is estimated that the school pension plan costs taxpayers $900 million a year. In four years, it is estimated the school pension plan will cost taxpayers $2.5 billion. About 80 percent of revenue for schools comes from property taxes.
    - 2 days ago, 26 Apr 12, 12:49am -
  • newKnox Co. committee discusses pension plan - WBIR
    The Knox County Charter Review Committee met Wednesday evening to discuss changing a pension plan that currently cost the county's tens of millions of dollars. The Uniformed Officers Pension Plan already cost taxpayers $10 million in 2012. The Knox County ...
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 11:31pm -
  • newBook Review: Pension Finance - Seekingalpha.com
    This goal can be achieved, however, only through a clear understanding of plan economics. Given the seriousness of the issues, M. Barton Waring’s Pension Finance: Putting the Risks and Costs of Defined Benefit Plans Back Under Your Control represents a ...
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 10:09am -

AI CIO

  • newCalPERS Responds to Primack Critique, With Vitriol
    A recent article by Fortune Magazine attacks CalPERS over questions surrounding placement agent activity, but the California scheme has fired back in defense.  
    - 1 day ago, 26 Apr 12, 11:11am -
  • newHarvard Paper: Solutions in Sight for Underfunded Public Pensions
    The size of the public pension problem in the United States is growing, and a new paper published by the Harvard Kennedy School for Business and Government explores the obstacles to reform along with potential solutions.
    - 1 day ago, 26 Apr 12, 7:51am -
  • newGMO's Grantham: How to Protect Your Job and Your Clients' Money
    "Good client management is about earning your firm an incremental year of patience,” says Jeremy Grantham of GMO Capital Management, noting that the goal for investors should be to not underperform bear markets. 
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 7:40am -
  • newHedge Funds: The Key to a Stable Financial System?
    Sebastian Mallaby, author of "More Money Than God," discusses the role that hedge funds play in the stability of the financial system. 1586592204001 47889099001
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 7:35am -
  • newEditorial: Long-Term Thinking
    A letter from aiCIO's Editor-in-Chief Kip McDaniel on the magazine's 40 Under 40 list, a representation of "the very best of our target audience’s youthful tail."
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 4:27am -

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Top Information on Pension Fund

  • newPleasant Ridge Manor pension plan needs $166771 more - GoErie.com
    Pleasant Ridge Manor pension plan needs $166771 moreGoErie.comBy KEVIN FLOWERS, Erie Times-News Erie County government must put additional cash -- nearly $167000 -- into the pension plan at its two nursing homes to cover the required yearly contribution to those plans. Erie County Council has been asked to sign ...and more »
    - 13 hours ago, 27 Apr 12, 12:04am -
  • newChina's FountainVest plans up to $1.5 billion fund - MarketWatch
    China's FountainVest plans up to $1.5 billion fundMarketWatchThe Washington State Investment Board, which manages about US$52 billion in state retirement and public trust funds, approved a commitment of up to US$150 million to FountainVest's China Growth Capital Fund II, according to a spokeswoman for the ...and more »
    - 13 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 11:53pm -
  • newLawsuit against Lone Star Funds accuses Oregon Public Employees Pension System ... - OregonLive.com

    Lawsuit against Lone Star Funds accuses Oregon Public Employees Pension System ... - OregonLive.com

    OregonLive.comLawsuit against Lone Star Funds accuses Oregon Public Employees Pension System ...OregonLive.comTwo public employees on Thursday sued Lone Star Funds, one of the outside money managers most favored by Oregon's state pension fund, for fraud. The suit also accuses trustees of Oregon's $58 billion pension fund of ignoring the deception and ...
    - 13 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 11:33pm -
  • newInquiring minds want to know about Quinn's teacher pension reform - Chicago Tribune

    Inquiring minds want to know about Quinn's teacher pension reform - Chicago Tribune

    Chicago TribuneInquiring minds want to know about Quinn's teacher pension reformChicago TribuneQ: Why should I care about teacher pensions if I'm not a teacher? A: Because even though Illinois is putting $2.4 billion into the Teachers' Retirement System this year, that system still accounts for more than half of the state's estimated $83 billion ...Pension presentation in Naperville draws hundreds…
    - 14 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 10:51pm -
  • newJapan's Pension Fund Association (PFA) Selects MSCI's RiskMetrics HedgePlatform - MarketWatch (press release)
    Japan's Pension Fund Association (PFA) Selects MSCI's RiskMetrics HedgePlatformMarketWatch (press release)NEW YORK, Apr 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) , a leading provider of investment decision support tools, announced today that Japan's Pension Fund Association (PFA) has chosen RiskMetrics HedgePlatform as their hedge fund transparency ...and more »
    - 16 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 8:36pm -
  • newPension plans launch $20 billion infrastructure fund - Reuters

    Pension plans launch $20 billion infrastructure fund - Reuters

    IPE.com (registration)Pension plans launch $20 billion infrastructure fundReutersBy Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) - One of Canada's largest pension plans teamed up on Thursday with Japan's pension funds and some of its major conglomerates to help raise $20 billion for the world's largest infrastructure fund to invest in assets such as ...Mitsubishi Plans to Invest $2.5 Billion in Infrastructure FundB…
    - 18 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 7:01pm -
  • newLouisiana Pensions Should Have Thought Twice About Calling Hedge Fund Their ... - Forbes

    Louisiana Pensions Should Have Thought Twice About Calling Hedge Fund Their ... - Forbes

    MLive.comLouisiana Pensions Should Have Thought Twice About Calling Hedge Fund Their ...ForbesLooks like the Louisiana Firefighters' Retirement System, the Municipal Employees' Retirement System and the New Orleans Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund may have lost almost $100 million that the three public funds invested in a New York hedge ...Louisiana pension systems may not fully recover inves…
    - 20 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 5:20pm -
  • newGovernance best practices target public pension funds - Pensions & Investments
    Governance best practices target public pension fundsPensions & InvestmentsBy Hazel Bradford The National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems on Thursday released its governance best practices for public pension fund officials. NCPERS, with more than 550 US and Canadian public pension fund members managing $3 ...NCPERS Develops Best Governance Practices for State and Local Government…
    - 21 hours ago, 26 Apr 12, 4:24pm -
  • newChina mulls new rules for state pension fund investments - Reuters
    China mulls new rules for state pension fund investmentsReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is considering rules to standardize when and how state pension funds can be invested in the country's stock and bond markets, state media reported on Thursday, opening the door for the markets to receive a major infusion of ...and more »
    - 2 days ago, 25 Apr 12, 11:01pm -

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