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March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Buck Consultants recently welcomed back Mary Mitchell to its Pittsburgh office as a principal in its Retirement practice.

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In recent testimony, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that 401(k) plan participants only receive a portion of the return when the reinvested...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has announced an agreement with Stahl USA Inc. to improve funding for a pension plan covering more than...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New Hampshire State Senate has passed a pension reform bill that critics say will result in more lawsuits by workers protesting changes...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Illinois has awarded the employer in a stock-drop case $50,000 in costs nearly a year after ruling against the...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study by HR Solutions measuring overall job satisfaction of hospital employees finds human resources staff are in the top five most...

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Having worked through the challenges of last year, the majority of 403(b) sponsors are secure in their processes.

March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – VALIC has renewed its contracts as the exclusive plan provider for the 457(b) plan of Nassau Health Care Corporation, also known as NuHealth,...

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Plateau Systems reveals that despite high job satisfaction, a wide majority of workers would...

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lesbian federal employee suing over the eligibility for health insurance for a same-sex spouse has lost a round when a federal judge...

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Capital One Bank finds that more than one-third (37%) of Americans plan to spend all or part of this...

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford launched a strategy to increase its share of the government and tax-exempt retirement plans markets, and enhance education for participants in...

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System on Wednesday voted to maintain its 7.75% discount rate.

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - WisdomTree has launched the WisdomTree Asia Local Debt Fund (ALD).

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy-nine percent of respondents to a recent Charles Schwab poll cite charitable giving as a priority on the path to retirement.

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments announced the launch of the new Russell Global 3000 Index series of 18 indexes — all sub-components of the Russell Global...

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Mexico House has approved a proposal designed to improve the solvency of New Mexico's public employee pension programs.

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Oklahoma State Senate has approved legislation that would increase the time before new teachers would be eligible to participate in the retirement...

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Kansas state House committee has turned aside a bill establishing a 401(k)-style plan for new public employees.

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will cover the retirement benefits of nearly 800 employees and retirees of Böwe Bell + Howell Co.