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March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators have released a final amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 96-23 that broadens the transactions allowed for employee benefit plans whose assets...

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING’s U.S. Retirement Services operations announced it has been selected as a new service provider for the Howard University & Howard University Hospital...

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Through a relationship with Ibbotson Associates, TIAA-CREF now offers plan sponsors an additional option for independent, third-party fiduciary services.

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Twenty-eight percent of employers have hired full-time permanent workers in Q111, the highest such reading in three years.

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Arkansas Legislature has approved a bill allowing employers to extend health care coverage to employees' adult children without employees being taxed on...

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bank of America won the dismissal of a bias lawsuit by black financial advisers at the former Merrill Lynch who claimed they received...

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The retirement services division of American United Life Insurance Company (AUL), a OneAmerica company, has hired Brandon Kaboski to be its new vice...

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eleven of the world’s largest pension asset managers, representing $1.4 trillion in assets under management, have joined forces to create the Global Real...

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The annual Fidelity Investments estimate of the retirement health-care costs for a 65-year-old couple fell back 8% to $230,000, driven by Medicare changes...

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of pension funds against...

March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About one-third of participants using Putnam Investments’ Lifetime Income Analysis Tool have made changes to their deferral rates.

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing rules directing the national securities exchanges to adopt certain listing standards related to the compensation committee...

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pentegra Retirement Services announced that Ken Jackson has joined its organization as a Regional Marketing Director, responsible for bank business development efforts, and...

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in California has certified as a class plaintiffs suing Northrop Grumman Corporation in an excessive 401(k) plan fee case.

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced that David Musto will become the Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services (RPS).

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has released the first annual report of self-insured health benefit plans and financial information on their employer...

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration is offering a workshop on COBRA and HIPAA compliance.

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is co-sponsoring a Webcast on April 12 to help women with retirement planning issues.

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering an “Understanding Your Responsibilities Under ERISA” workshop.

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MFS Investment Management has launched MFS Global Multi-Asset Fund (GLMAX) and MFS Absolute Return Fund (MRNAX).