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A “New” Savings Approach for Participants
January 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – I got an interesting email yesterday from a plan sponsor about a new savings opportunity.
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An “Extra” Day for Tax Filing?
January 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even though April 15 falls on a Friday this year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says that individual taxpayers will...
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Everence Unveils Socially Screened Index Fund
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Everence Capital Management has launched the MMA Praxis International Index Fund (MPLAX for Class A Shares, MPLIX for Class I Shares).
Fees the Focus of EBSA Regulatory Agenda
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a live Web chat discussing the pension initiatives appearing in the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration’s (EBSA)
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Lockton Dunning Benefits Acquires Grizzaffi Darby
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lockton Dunning Benefits has acquired Denton, Texas-based benefits firm Grizzaffi Darby, LLC.
Pension Funding Ratios up 11% in Q4 2010
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legal & General Investment Management America’s Pension Fiscal Fitness Monitor indicates that pension funding ratios increased11% in the fourth quarter of 2010.
DC Sponsors Ready to Bring on Their Game in 2011
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution plan sponsors intend to implement improvements in company contributions, use of automatic features, and the increased usage of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities...
Sohn Named Wagner Law Group Partner
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – John J. Sohn has been named a partner, effective January 1, in the Boston-based Wagner Law Group.
Nevada High Court Reinstates Casino Worker Civil Suit
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Nevada Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit filed by an employee of a Las Vegas casino against a casino security guard, saying Nevada...
GOP Announces Plans to Repeal Health Care Law
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Among the bills and resolutions scheduled for consideration in the next couple of weeks by House Republicans is one to repeal the health...
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Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund Launched
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Henderson Global Investors has launched the Henderson Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund (HEMAX, HEMCX, HEMIX).
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Proshares Unveils Volatility ETFs
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ProShares, a provider of alternative exchange traded funds (ETFs), has launched what it says are the first Volatility ETFs.
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JW Marriott Sued by EEOC
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The JW Marriott is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over allegations it allowed a male supervisor to physically and verbally...
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Saving for Retirement among Things Delayed during Recession
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventeen percent of respondents to a recent TD Ameritrade survey said the recession of 2008-2009 forced them to delay saving and investing for...
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NJ Troopers Battle to Stay on the Job
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may be trying to raise the retirement age for many government workers, but he wants to keep the...
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MMA Acquires GA Benefits Brokerage
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., has acquired Strategic Benefit Solutions, Inc. (SBS).
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Benefit Express Adds Dependent Audits to Enrollment Process
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit Express is providing the built-in ability to avoid payments of health care claims for ineligible dependents with the My Benefit Express...
Motorola Agrees to $100M Pension Payment
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Motorola – now known as Motorola Solutions – has agreed to contribute an extra $100 million to its pension plan over five years...
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Belo Corp. Splits out Pensions of Newspaper Companies
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A. H. Belo Corporation and parent company Belo Corp. have completed the split of The G. B. Dealey Retirement Pension Plan into separately-sponsored...
Judge Settles on Alliant Payout Interest Rate
January 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Wisconsin has ordered Alliant Energy Corp. to use an 8.2% interest rate when it carries out lump-sum distributions from...