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January 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) has joined an alternative asset manager as a senior advisor.

 

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Oklahoma made it official today, becoming the 28^th state to challenge the constitutionality of the health care reform legislation. 

 

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Next week Congress will take a look at the impact of the health care reform legislation on business and hiring.

 

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. House lawmakers have formally instructed four House committees to write a new bill to replace the controversial health care reform legislation, which...

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Verizon Communications Inc. has adopted a new policy that changes the method of accounting for pensions and other post-employment benefits (OPEB).

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Board of Directors of Alcoa authorized a contribution of up to $600 million in Alcoa common stock to the company’s defined benefit pension...

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At the start of 2011, Joseph Mattei joined Portfolio Evaluations Inc. (PEI) as a Senior Consultant based in Dallas, Texas.

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The number of securities lawsuits filed in 2010 edged above the record number filed in 2009, according to the latest quarterly review of...

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Policy makers are working behind the scenes to come up with a way to let states declare bankruptcy and get out from under...

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a recent poll, 80% of HR professionals surveyed said health care costs and requirements are their top concerns for 2011.

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fallout from the health care reform law will produce an estimated net 10%-reduction in access to employer-sponsored health benefits as of January 2014,...

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) study finds that 3.8% to 14% of Americans who were on track to having a big...

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Johns Hopkins University announced a new 403(b) plan for its support staff retirement benefits package that will go into effect on July 1.

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute has released for public comment a draft of an update to its information sharing best practices for 403(b) plans.

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More small tax-exempt organizations may be able to shift to the simpler Form 990-N (e-Postcard) for their 2010 annual information reporting.

January 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Efficient Market Advisors, an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) separate account manager, has launched a 403(b) program offering professionally managed portfolios οf ETFs.

January 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) earned a 12.5% net return on investments for the 2010 calendar year.