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February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A quartet of key Democratic legislators has weighed in on the proposed redefinition of “fiduciary.”

 

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group's Defined Contributions / 401(k) Intermediary team has added two new regional sales directors.

 

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) has announced that his complaint against JPMorgan Chase & Co.,...

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has launched its new RetireSmart participant education solution.

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Justice Department will oppose a request by Virginia Attorney General Ken T. Cuccinelli to have the U.S. Supreme Court hear health...

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sterling Capital Management announced that effective February 1, the BB&T Funds have been renamed Sterling Capital Funds.

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pentegra Retirement Services has announced that Alliance Benefit Group Carolinas has become a division of Pentegra.

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that would require an annual statement to retirement plan participants similar to the statement a worker gets...

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study from LIMRA finds defined contribution plan participation and deferral rates are nearly identical for women and men.

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan climbed 3.3 percentage points higher to 87.6% in January, according to monthly statistics...

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – VALIC has been retained by Rush Health Systems as the exclusive provider for its 403(b), 401(a), and 401(k) retirement plans.

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – No matter which team wins Sunday, if you’re a stock market fan, it should be a “win-win.”   

 

February 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced a change in its retirement benefits for lay employees, which was effective in January.

February 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Witnesses appearing Thursday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) told lawmakers that while the retirement income sufficiency...

February 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has asked the Department of Labor (DoL) to reconsider its proposed rule that would redefine...

February 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In its comments to the Department of Labor on proposed regulations to change the definition of “fiduciary,” the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) warned...

February 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged TD Ameritrade Inc. for failing to reasonably supervise its registered representatives, some of whom misled...

February 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three AXA Rosenberg entities with securities fraud for concealing a significant error in the computer...

February 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will ask the United States Supreme Court to accept the appeal of the state’s health care reform lawsuit...