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February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manulife Asset Management has acquired the assets of Optique Capital Management, a registered investment adviser based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Skyrocketing health costs have pushed health care performance management (HPM) to center stage for employers seeking to boost productivity and control health benefit...

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Neuberger Berman this month is introducing the Neuberger Berman Large Cap Value Funds in A, C and Institutional Classes (ticker symbols pending).

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trademark Capital Management has acquired Athens Capital Group, LLC as part of a national growth strategy.

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kentucky lawmakers have proposed a bill to ban the use of assets of state retirement systems from paying placement agents.

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Beacon Advisors has announced the addition of American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund (Ticker: SHOIX) to its family of mutual funds.

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lightyear Capital has reached an agreement with ING Group to acquire Clarion Partners, a U.S.-based real estate investment firm.

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report from Adecco USA notes the number of Americans working part time because full-time work is not available has doubled since the...

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economy and changes in retirement plan options have made it difficult for small businesses to offer employer-sponsored retirement plans for employees, according...

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the recession led employees to turn their attention to debt management and budgeting, research from Financial Finesse finds that in 2010, they...

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Real Estate Investors announced that Larry Teitelbaum has joined the U.S. marketing team as a Principal and that Steven McSkimming has joined...

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Florida Commission on Ethics has dismissed a complaint against pension chief Ash Williams, finding no indication he violated conflict of interest laws.

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Newly hired managers for part of New York City’s $108 billion pension fund might be fired if they criticize workers’ benefits, Bloomberg reports.

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Consultants who advise plan sponsors on large-plan service provider selection do not regard the use of proprietary recordkeeping technology as an important consideration,...

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new workplace flexibility study finds that while 98% of those polled offer at least one workplace flexibility program, nearly 60% use an...

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has opened an inquiry into the employee retirement plan of a taxpayer-funded mental health clinic in Baltimore.

February 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While many Americans feel unprepared for retirement, workers in the non-profit sector feel more confident in their retirement prospects than most other workers,...

February 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –Keith Brainard, Research Director of the National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA), told the U.S. House of Representative’s Judiciary Committee that state and...

February 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –-Transamerica Retirement Services has hired William Paluch as regional vice president in the company’s Central Region.

February 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –  Following a recent two-week public comment period on a draft version, the SPARK Institute has released a final updated version of its information...