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2012 Plan Sponsor of the Year FinalistNonprofit/403(b)Catholic Health East With more than nearly 60,000 employees working in 36 hospitals in 11 eastern states from Maine to Florida, it is...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the Year FinalistPublic Defined ContributionSan Diego County Deferred Compensation Plan “Everybody responds differently when it comes to money,” says Lyn Howarth, deferred compensation coordinator for...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the Year FinalistPublic Defined ContributionNew York State Deferred Compensation Plan “In New York, we have a fairly good defined benefit plan for state and local...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the Year FinalistCorporate Defined Contribution—SmallCummins Rocky Mountain, LLC The basics often stump people as they near retirement, says Julie Pate-Gurule, vice president of Human Resources,...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the Year FinalistCorporate Defined ContributionSymantec Corp. Historically, Symantec Corp. has done the typical things plan sponsors do to help improve 401(k) participants’ saving and investing...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the Year FinalistCorporate Defined ContributionParkview Medical Center Participants in Parkview Medical Center’s 401(k) plan currently have an average 53.93% income-replacement ratio—and that does not include...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the Year FinalistCorporate Defined ContributionMountaire Corp. “You have to be willing to try a lot of different things,” says Shelly Cable, corporate benefits manager at...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the Year FinalistCorporate Defined ContributionLufthansa Airlines Before a recent investment-lineup shift at the 401(k) plan covering 12 of Lufthansa German Airlines’ U.S. subsidiaries, participants paid...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the Year FinalistCorporate Defined ContributionBeckman Coulter What difference does a 10- to 20-basis-point investment fee make? A lot, to a defined contribution participant investing for...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the YearNonprofit/403(b)Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Many retirement plan sponsors receive a report of plan metrics on a regular basis from plan providers...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the YearPublic Defined ContributionFairfax County “It becomes very clear what difference 25 basis points can mean to a participant in a down market,” says Aimee...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the YearDefined BenefitHickory Springs Manufacturing Co. For Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co., running a pension plan in challenging times comes down to how well it matches...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the YearCorporate Defined Contribution—SmallFort Wayne Metals As a manufacturer of medical-device wire, such as cable used in pacemakers, Fort Wayne Metals’ work must be done...

2012 Plan Sponsor of the YearCorporate Defined ContributionLand O’Lakes Inc. Bob Tomaschko, Director, Compensation, Retirement and HRMS, Land O’Lakes Inc. “We have had a ‘through’ philosophy by default, because we...

Congratulations to the 2012 PLANSPONSOR Plan Sponsors of the Year, whom I am very pleased to introduce to you in this issue, along with their esteemed peers who...

Each month, Bells & Whistles highlights recent product introductions that plan sponsors­ may find of interest. More information about these announcements can be found on www.plansponsor.com. If you...

Will a market emerge for an all-ETF 401(k) plan lineup?

A national retirement "policy"

Exemption for use of proprietary mutual funds

PPACA coverage mandates penalties and eligibility waiting periods