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Products | May 27th, 2011

Consultant Launches New Investment Advisory Firm

May 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee Benefit Solutions, a human capital consulting firm, has introduced Ascende Wealth Advisers, a wholly owned subsidiary registered with the Securities and Exchange...

Benefits | May 27th, 2011

Comparing Year-over-Year 403(b) Plan Stats

May 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Comparing the results of the 2010 and 2011 403(b) Plan Surveys from the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) reveals some interesting differences.

Administration | May 27th, 2011

Foundations, Charities Returns Remain in Double Digits

May 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two companion studies of foundations and operating charities show that investment returns were in the range of 12% in FY2010 – the second...

Products | May 27th, 2011

WA City Selects TIAA-CREF for 401(a), 457 Plan RK

May 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF announced its selection by the City of Shoreline, Washington, as the sole recordkeeper for its 457(b) and 401(a) retirement plans, effective June...

Deals and People | May 26th, 2011

FRC Announces New President

May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial Research Corporation (FRC), an asset management industry research and consulting firm, announced that Robert J. Jenkins has joined the firm as President.

Products | May 26th, 2011

Mercer to Acquire Portions of Evaluation Associates

May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer Investment Consulting, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement with Milliman, Inc., to acquire portions of its wholly-owned investment consulting subsidiary, Evaluation Associates...

Benefits | May 26th, 2011

Income Differences for CDHP and non-CDHP Enrollees Narrows

May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the 10 years that consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) have existed they have tended to attract participants who are better educated, healthier, and...

Administration | May 26th, 2011

Segal Contends Market Value Pension Measurements not Useful

May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new issue of Segal’s Public Sector Letter discusses why the market value of liabilities (MVL) is a misleading methodology for valuing public...

Benefits | May 26th, 2011

Survey Finds Baby Boomers Least Favored Coworkers

May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has revealed that baby boomers are the colleagues that employees least want to work with.

Benefits | May 26th, 2011

CT Senate Approves Paid Sick Leave Bill

May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Connecticut State Senate has approved a statewide mandate that would require Connecticut service companies with 50 or more workers to provide paid...

Products | May 26th, 2011

American Century Introduces Provider Overview Program

May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Century Investments recently rolled out its new Retirement Service Provider Overview (RSPO) Program to help retirement plan providers and retirement advisers working...

Products | May 26th, 2011

SPARK Seeking Comments on Lifetime Income Data Standards

May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute is accepting requests from the retirement plan community for possible changes to its lifetime income solutions data standards.

Benefits | May 26th, 2011

Pre-Retirees Open to Retirement Income Products

May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 55% of Americans planning to retire in the next seven years are confident in their ability to generate a suitable retirement income,...

Compliance | May 26th, 2011

NH High Court to Hear Arguments for Releasing Pensioner Names

May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New Hampshire Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on June 16 in the case over a newspaper’s request for the names...

Products | May 26th, 2011

Pru Completes Nation’s First Pension Buy-In

May 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Retirement says it has completed what it termed the nation’s first pension buy-in transaction.

Benefits | May 25th, 2011

Parents Get In on the Job Search

May 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new OfficeTeam survey finds some parents take “helping” too far and can hurt their children’s chances for getting a job.

Benefits | May 25th, 2011

A Quarter of Workers Can’t Afford Vacation

May 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent study from CareerBuilder finds 24% of full-time workers report they can’t afford to take a vacation in 2011, up from 21%...

Products | May 25th, 2011

UBS Offers New Exchange-Traded Note

May 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UBS Investment Bank announced that it has expanded its ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) platform by adding the new ETRACS 2xLeveraged Long Wells...

Benefits | May 25th, 2011

Mercer Survey Helps Define “Typcial” Health Plan

May 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - To help employers make informed decisions and reasonable interpretations of the scope of benefits offered in a “typical” plan to comply with provisions...

Products | May 25th, 2011

Mutual of Omaha to Use Investment Comparison Reports

May 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual of Omaha’s Retirement Plans Division has announced it will begin using Fiduciary Investment Reporting Manager (FiRM), a third-party application from Center for...

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