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Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Dunkin’ Donuts Employee Sues to be Made Whole on Tips

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee has filed a lawsuit against a Dunkin' Donuts franchisee that alleges its no tipping policy violates the Massachusetts Tips Law.

Products | May 19th, 2011

Northern Trust Launches Emerging Manager Funds

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust has launched two emerging manager collective funds for institutional investors.

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Sponsors and Employees Diverge on Post-Retirement Roles

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BlackRock’s 2011 Defined Contribution Survey shows that both plan sponsors and participants feel the bulk of the responsibility for making sure a participant...

Products | May 19th, 2011

Russell Launches ETF Biz with Investment Discipline ETFs

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments announced the U.S. launch of Russell ETFs with the listing of its first suite of exchange traded funds (ETFs), the Russell...

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Canadian Employers Slow to Adopt Drug Cost Management Solutions

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian organizations that sponsor benefit plans are slow to adopt more innovative solutions to manage drug costs, according to a survey conducted by...

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Financial Execs’ Compensation Improving

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executive compensation among financial executives is showing signs of improvement, with significantly fewer executives reporting a pay freeze in 2011, according to findings...

Products | May 19th, 2011

Think Tank Proposes Scorecard for Retirement Income Options

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC) has published a paper in which it introduces a scorecard that can be used to evaluate the...

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Employers Report Difficulty Finding Talent

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The results of ManpowerGroup’s sixth-annual Talent Shortage Survey reveal that 52% of U.S. employers are experiencing difficulty filling mission-critical positions within their organizations...

Benefits | May 19th, 2011

Adding Roth to 457 Plans Requires Participant Communications Change

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators has published an Issue Brochure explaining rules regarding newly-allowed Roth contributions to 457 plans.

Compliance | May 19th, 2011

Groups Urge Court to Review Kraft Fee Case Ruling

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and other groups are urging a federal appellate court to rehear a case for which it held that...

Products | May 19th, 2011

RBC Dexia Launches Online Portfolio Analysis Tool

May 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RBC Dexia Investor Services has launched Investment Analytics - Interactive, a new Web-based portfolio analysis tool.

Compliance | May 18th, 2011

Legislation Aims to SEAL 401(k) “Leakage”

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two US Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill designed to cut down on the “leakage” from defined contribution plans due...

Benefits | May 18th, 2011

IL Civil Unions Law to Affect Employers

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Effective June 1, 2011, Illinois will recognize civil unions (same-sex or opposite-sex) in accordance with the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union...

Administration | May 18th, 2011

Asset Management Margins Down Slightly

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Based on the earnings results of publicly-traded asset managers, kasina found that overall, the first quarter of 2011 witnessed a slight drop in...

Benefits | May 18th, 2011

EBRI Analyzes Retirement Income Adequacy of Annuities

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds that, generally, either immediate annuities (which immediately begin to generate lifetime income)...

Products | May 18th, 2011

Fidelity Launches Global High Income Fund

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has announced the launch of Fidelity Global High Income Fund (with Adviser share classes).

Benefits | May 18th, 2011

Report Shows Affect of Plan Leakage on Retirement Savings

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Aon Hewitt report shows how detrimental loans, hardship withdrawals and cashouts can be to retirement savings.

Compliance | May 18th, 2011

Legislation Addresses Retirement Plan Leakage

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers will be limited in tapping their 401(k) retirement plans for loans under legislation introduced by Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Mike Enzi...

Administration | May 18th, 2011

Number of Green Zone Multi-Employer Plans Increased

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The proportion of green zone multi-employer pension plans continues to increase, according to The Segal Company’s Survey of Calendar-Year Plans’ 2011 Zone Status.

Benefits | May 18th, 2011

The Link between Personality and Retirement Savings

May 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans who are more conscientious have higher lifetime earnings and save more for retirement, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Retirement...