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October 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kronos Incorporate has worked out a reseller agreement with Hyperlink, a Middle East technology solutions provider and subsidiary of Emirates Computers.

October 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Costs for the most popular types of workplace health plans are projected to increase next year by more than 10%, according to a...

October 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest data from the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index for September indicates asset movement was slightly fixed-income-oriented even in light of equity market...

October 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty percent of U.S.-based financial services professionals are expecting higher bonuses for this year’s performance as compared with last year, according to a new...

October 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BrightScope announced the launch of BrightScope Beacon, a fund-focused analytics software product designed to help defined contribution investment-only firms better understand the distribution...

October 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Macro Risk Advisors (MRA) has launched its Systemic Risk Dashboard.

October 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ING has named William (Bill) Leslie as Head of Pricing for the U.S. Retirement Services division, effective Monday.

October 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Microsoft employees will have to start contributing to their health-care coverage starting in 2013.

October 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is severing its ties with Pacific Corporate Group (PCG) as part of an ongoing strategic review...

October 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. ETF industry assets were up 10.6% or $84.8 billion to $885 billion, in September, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).

October 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Russell Investments has named Mike Reardon as consultant relations regional director in its U.S. institutional consultant relations practice.

October 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity Capital Markets has appointed Kevin J. Byrne to lead its Transition Management Group.

October 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy-six percent of employers that froze pay during the last 18 months have either lifted their pay freezes or plan to do so...

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC has decided to close ten of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

 

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer Investment Consulting is ending its investment consulting advisory services to U.S. public-sector defined benefit plans, the company has announced.

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Supreme Court of Tennessee has denied a claim for workers' compensation benefits by the widow of an employee whose murder at his...

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wal-Mart Stores, the nation’s largest private-sector employer, plans to scrap its profit-sharing contributions in favor of a 401(k) match, according to a Bloomberg...

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the first ruling on the merits of a health reform law challenge, a federal judge in Michigan has deemed the law constitutional...

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SFN Group Employee Confidence Index edged up 0.5 points to 48.7 in September.

October 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Capital has launched the Stable Income Market Index (SIMI) tailored to the needs of the U.S. Stable Value industry.