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February 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) Investment Committee has approved a new approach in evaluating elements of portfolio risk.

February 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has announced the filing of a lawsuit alleging two Houston companies failed to pay more than $1...

February 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Payments for breast pumps and supplies helping lactation are now considered medical care, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced.

February 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Representative Devin Nunes (R-California) and Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) announced the reintroduction of the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act in the...

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recognizing the continued need for actionable information about institutional investment best practices, Susan Mangiero offers analysis of critical issues affecting the $30+ trillion...

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., a third-party recordkeeping and administration company, has announced that Matthew K. Scott has accepted the position of Retirement...

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Although workers report some negatives about romance with a colleague, 59% say they have had an office romance and of those who have...

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Just over a third of hiring managers say an online profile on a social networking site will replace traditional resumes.

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Common wisdom may hold that finding romance around the office water cooler is fraught with potential pitfalls, but that apparently hasn’t stopped many...

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ProShares, a provider of alternative exchange traded funds (ETFs), has launched what it says is the first ETF that provides inverse exposure to...

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A think tank in Florida has laid out recommendations for Florida city and county governments to better meet their other post-employment benefit obligations.

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe was 5.60% for the fourth quarter of 2010, contributing to a return...

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A challenge to the health care reform law by a Michigan-based Christian advocacy group will get accelerated review in a U.S. appeals court.

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Gramercy, an institutional asset management firm dedicated to investing in emerging markets, has brought on Stephen LaVersa as Head of Business Development and...

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Putnam Investments has appointed Anne Lundberg as Senior Vice President and Consultant Relations Manager, Midwest Region.

February 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment ordering Arkion Life Sciences LLC and its corporate officers to restore $193,795 in...

February 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recordkeeper BPAS has partnered with Fiduciary Benchmarks to provide 408(b)(2) summary disclosure documents and independent third-party benchmarking to all BPAS clients.

February 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plans in the Milliman 100 Pension Index experienced asset increases of $6 billion and liability decreases of $35 billion, resulting in a $41...

February 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Postal Service announced it had a loss of $329 million for the first quarter of the fiscal year — October 1,...

February 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JPMorgan Chase & Co accused the trustee seeking $6.4 billion for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme of exceeding his authority by suing...