Clearing the air: Face to face with Kristi Mitchem
November 02, 2009 12:00:00 AMKristi Mitchem — picked to run the defined contribution business of a combined BlackRock Inc. and Barclays Global Investors when their merger is completed — believes the DC industry has gotten a bum rap.
Once a worker, always a participant
November 02, 2009 12:00:00 AMCorporate defined contribution plan executives are increasingly looking to keep participants in their plans after they retire as a way to keep costs down for both the retiree and the sponsor.
Older, more tenured 401(k) participant take biggest hit
October 29, 2009 01:00:00 AM2 join CQS in New York
October 21, 2009 01:00:00 AMArun Gowda and Lucy Pesa were named senior executives on the New York investor relations team of CQS, a London-based hedge fund manager.
Investors stick with stocks, but expect lower returns
October 20, 2009 01:00:00 AMSurvey: No to sole trustee
October 19, 2009 01:00:00 AMThe New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, should scrap its sole trustee system, respondents to a Pensions & Investments' survey believe.
Towers Perrin taps Olsen as senior DC consultant
October 19, 2009 01:00:00 AMNetherlands tops in global pension index; U.S. in 6th
October 15, 2009 01:00:00 AMRiley takes CIO post at First Mercantile Trust
October 09, 2009 01:00:00 AMNew York State Common closes on $672 million
October 07, 2009 01:00:00 AM401(k) asset gain seen despite market meltdown
October 06, 2009 01:00:00 AMCalSTRS adds to Pension2 options lineup
October 05, 2009 01:00:00 AMAdvice restrictions expected
September 21, 2009 01:00:00 AMIndustry experts expect a more restrictive investment advice proposal later this year now that the Labor Department has killed a Bush administration regulation on advice to DC plan participants.
403(b) providers preparing for change in market
September 21, 2009 01:00:00 AMNew regulations for 403(b) plans, set to go into effect Jan. 1, are spurring consolidation of plan providers in the not-for-profit market.
Hartford shifts Scalercio in restructuring
September 18, 2009 01:00:00 AMInvestors group seeks global warming treaty
September 16, 2009 01:00:00 AMVery few workers understand retirement plan, survey finds
September 09, 2009 01:00:00 AMDementia threatens aging boomers' portfolios
September 07, 2009 01:00:00 AMA startling number of older adults either lack the cognitive abilities to manage their finances or delegate that responsibility to others — a finding that could have implications for plan executives and other fiduciaries as a wave of wealthy Americans approach retirement.
More plans look hard at record-keeper changes
September 07, 2009 01:00:00 AMDefined contribution plan executives are shopping for new record keepers with lower fees and better services as the markets and economy continue to stabilize.
Amalgamated Bank official joins Callan
September 02, 2009 01:00:00 AMCompanies reinstate their 401(k) matches ... slowly
August 24, 2009 01:00:00 AMCompanies are starting to restore matching contributions to their 401(k) plans after extensive cost-cutting and signs of improvement in the economy and experts say these firms represent the first batch in what could be a major round of restoring company matches in coming months.
Top-performing fixed income managers
August 24, 2009 01:00:00 AMLong-duration and government bond managers were the leaders in fixed-income performance in Morningstar Inc.'s Separate Account/Collective Investment Trust database for the year ended June 30, as investors took advantage of upheaval in the credit markets.
Yeshiva selects first CIO
August 20, 2009 01:00:00 AMYeshiva selects first CIO
August 19, 2009 01:00:00 AMAuto-enrollment lifts 401(k) participation, report says
August 19, 2009 01:00:00 AM