I had this situation in max 2016. i had a lot of target lights in an scene, all their targets positioned under the corresponding light. The problem is when i close the file and open again, all the light targets appear moved!! My only solution until now, is to select all the lights and move, then undo that pass (ctr+z) and all the lights appear again but this time with their target in the correct position!! the annoying part is, i had to do this every time i open the file.
someone can gave me some advice?