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December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Jones Indexes has announced a new country classification system that will apply to all countries covered in its major index families.

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sherri Bockhorst has joined Buck Consultants as a principal in the firm’s St. Louis office to serve in the Health and Productivity practice.

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Demands on private equity portfolios are now higher than ever before relative to public markets, according to a new survey by Preqin, an...

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute has issued a Compliance Alert regarding potential fee disclosure problems and fiduciary issues for plan sponsors and certain providers of...

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Maryland state workers would have to work for 15 years instead of the current five to become eligible for pension or retiree health...

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled that the National Education Association (NEA) cannot be held liable for a fiduciary breach because of its...

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has given final approval to an $8.5 million settlement of a long-running stop drop lawsuit.

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – So, which would you give up last: Your bed, your computer or your TV? 

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Panelists in a recent Webcast discussed how regulatory changes are affecting ongoing administration of 403(b) plans.

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston says it will freeze pensions for about 10,000 church secretaries, parochial school teachers and other lay employees.

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New York teacher is claiming he was given "unruly" students purposefully to aggravate his heart condition and urge him toward retirement.

December 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Towers Watson has agreed to acquire Aliquant, a privately-held health and welfare benefits administration outsourcing firm.

 

December 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) Board of Administration announced the selection of Thomas Moutes for the position of General Manager,...

December 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nationwide Financial Services has turned to Charles F. Rolph as Director of Advanced Sales.

December 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JMG Financial Group, Ltd. announced the appointment of Thomas Harty as a Retirement Plan Consultant.

December 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new CareerBuilder survey finds workers are having a hard time disconnecting from work, with some even preferring to be at work over...

December 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. will now offer XactPAY, its payroll-based workers’ compensation premium payment service, to mid-size and larger commercial customers.