pension systems

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  SEC Charges Illinois With Pension Funding Fraud

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 11, 2013

  The SEC on Monday charged the state of Illinois with securities fraud for misleading municipal bond investors about the state’s approach to funding its pension obligations.

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  Why Monetary Easing Won’t Help Japan

  By Virginie Maisonneuve  |  January 21, 2013

  Japan’s new leader, Shinzo Abe, will take the helm of a country in recession, with business confidence near three-month lows and the highest debt-to-GDP ratio in the OECD.

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  NCPERS Head Cries Foul Over Pew Pension Survey

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 17, 2013

  Organization calls the report’s findings about the health of municipal pension plans “distorted and outdated.”

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  10 Best & Worst State Pension Systems

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 29, 2012

  AdvisorOne focuses on the five best and five worst states Morningstar studied regarding their pensions' health.

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  State Debt Burden Barely Moved by Deficit Cuts: Report

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 28, 2012

  State budget gaps have shrunk by half compared to the previous year, yet the mountain of debt burdening the states has barely budged—indicating a systemic crisis fueled by unfunded liabilities.

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  Top 8 Trends for Asset Managers in 2012: Cerulli

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 28, 2012

  Despite market turbulence, asset managers in the U.S. and around the globe have emerged more focused than ever, says Cerulli in its 'Top Trends to Watch in 2012' report.

• The Annuity Puzzle

  By Bob Seawright, Madison Avenue Securities  |  February 1, 2012

  Since at least 1965 and the seminal research of Menachem Yaari, economists have recognized that retirees should convert far more of their assets into an income annuity at retirement than they do

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  Benartzi, Thaler and Previtero Attack the ‘Annuity Puzzle’

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 20, 2011

  Financial industry professionals have long grappled with the so-called 'annuity puzzle'–-the quandary as to why savers who would seem to rationally benefit from annuitizing a portion of their savings do not avail themselves of the opportunity.

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  ICI Names New Chairman, Launches New Trade Body

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 10, 2011

  The Investment Company Institute, the national association of U.S. investment companies, announced Monday the election of a new chairman and new governors, as well as the launch of a new global trade body.