FASB may tighten rule for pension fund accounting
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is considering revamping how companies report pension fund gains and losses to give…
Indexing is the preferred technique
Many of the nation’s best and brightest finance professors are a boring bunch of investors. They generally subscribe…
GM consolidating investment teams
General Motors Asset Management Corp. is consolidating the investment management of its equities and fixed-income programs into two…
Retirement issues won’t fade after election
Expect retirement issues to remain in the spotlight in Washington next year, regardless of the outcome of tomorrow’s…
Cash-balance conversion called harmful by GAO
Older workers are hit hardest when employers convert traditional pension plans into cash-balance plans, but younger workers, who…
SOME TRUSTEES OF D.C. PENSION PLAN CHARGE ONE OF THEIR OWN WITH CONFLICT: ADVISER SAYS SHE TOLD BOARD OF LINKS TO FIRMS
A District of Columbia Retirement Board trustee may have violated the board’s rules on conflicts of interest by…
SOME CALL FOR CHANGE IN RULE INCLUDING PENSION DATA ON BOTTON LINE: COUNTING INVESTMENT GAINS SEEN MISLEADING POTENTIAL INBVESTORS
Securities regulators are concerned that companies are using hefty pension surpluses to boost their bottom line, thus misleading…
CLINTON PLAN: TAKING STOCK
Pouring upwards of $650 billion from the Social Security trust fund into the stock market over the next…
CONFERENCE CALL: DON’T BURY DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS YET
Traditional defined benefit pension plans are on the verge of making a comeback, some pension consultants and retirement…
CONFERENCE CALL: AIMR: TELL CLIENTS OF SOFT-MONEY DEALS
New guidelines proposed by the Association for Investment Management and Research should help institutional investors get more information…
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