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October 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension funded status for U.S. plans showed a marginal improvement in the third quarter, increasing from 80% to 82%, according to a new...

October 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The national law firm of Quarles & Brady announced that Angela Marie Hubbell has joined the firm's Chicago office as a partner in...

October 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal securities regulators are investigating bonds issued by the city of Bell, California, which has been caught up in a public pay and pensions...

October 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Vanguard topped the chart for fund flows year-to-date, according to a recent report from Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

October 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighty-five percent of employers in a recent survey report that their organization offers tuition assistance to their employees, compared to 52% that said...

October 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sheridan Road Financial, a provider of corporate advisory, corporate retirement, and wealth management services, has hired two investment consultants, Steven Kellar and Thomas Daney.

 

October 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bolton Partners, Inc. has acquired Stephen R. Thomas Actuarial Associates, Inc. 

October 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from CareerBuilder finds 40% of employers who are hiring seasonal workers in the fourth quarter this year said they will...

October 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has assumed responsibility for the underfunded pension plan covering more than 840 former workers and retirees of...

October 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Missouri has reversed himself and given a St. Peters, Missouri-based silicon wafer manufacturer another chance to argue that a...

October 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. retirement income system ranks tenth in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, designed to objectively compare private and public sector pension...

October 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – CIGNA’s most recent multi-year study to track the experience of customers in its Choice Fund consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) demonstrates that, when compared...

October 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – TD Ameritrade Institutional hss unveiled new services to help independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) and third-party administrators (TPAs) grow their retirement plan business and...

October 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Northern Trust has released Data Direct, an application programming interface plug-in.

October 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - eQuest has unveiled its latest HR online product designed for staffing agencies, franchised operations, retail stores, hotels, and small and medium sized businesses.

October 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Genworth Financial, Inc. has agreed to acquire the Altegris companies, a provider of alternative investments including hedge funds and managed futures products, representing...

October 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy-seven percent of those in a recent health care reform poll reported that managing overall benefit costs is their top priority, while 64%...

October 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lockton Companies has expanded its employee benefits practice with the addition of Registered Dietitian Heather King.

October 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An MFS Investment Management survey found misperceptions regarding asset allocation and retirement readiness.

October 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new article from Securian will help plan sponsors decide if they need help with investment decisions.