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Products | December 14th, 2010

Guardian Offering Enhanced Fund Lineup for Retirement Platform

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc. is introducing an enhanced fund lineup for its group retirement product platform.

Benefits | December 14th, 2010

Employers Leaving Salary Increases Budgets Intact

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Aon Hewitt reveals that compensation budgets are likely to remain intact for 2011 and few companies anticipate having to...

Deals and People | December 14th, 2010

RidgeWorth Taps Shea for DCIO Sales Position

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – RidgeWorth Investments has hired Brandon Shea to fill the newly-created role of National Sales Manager for its Defined Contribution Investment Only team.

Deals and People | December 14th, 2010

FundQuest Announces Sales and Marketing Hires

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FundQuest, a provider of investment research and wealth management solutions, has hired financial sales and services veterans Robert Vines and Andrew Simonetti as...

Benefits | December 14th, 2010

Workers Holding on to Jobs Longer

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median length of time that full-time workers stay in their jobs ticked up slightly in 2010, continuing a slow increase in job...

Deals and People | December 14th, 2010

Morley Brings on Heath for Sales Post

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Morley Financial Services has appointed Ron Heath as its managing director - sales and marketing, effective December 27, 2010.

Compliance | December 14th, 2010

US Senate Launches Investigation Into Securities Lending

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Senate's Special Committee on Aging has launched an investigation into the securities lending practices of pension funds and...

Administration | December 14th, 2010

CalPERS Sets New Asset Allocation Strategy

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation’s largest public pension plan has adopted a new asset allocation strategy it says will position it for better...

Benefits | December 14th, 2010

Comparing DC Plan Behavior of For-Profit and Not-For-Profit Employees

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While a comparison of retirement savings behaviors of for-profit and not-for-profit employees found more similarities than differences, some key differences existed between not-for-profit...

Benefits | December 14th, 2010

403(b) Plans Surviving the Economic and Regulatory Climate

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A snapshot survey of 403(b) plan sponsors by the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) finds employers and employees are staying the course...

Benefits | December 14th, 2010

403(b) Sponsors Could Improve on Investment and Plan Monitoring

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A newly released study by the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America found less than half of 403(b) plan sponsors have an investment committee...

Products | December 14th, 2010

MassMutual Helps Non-Profits Consolidate 403(b) Assets

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In 2010, MassMutual has seen the demand from non-profits to consolidate 403(b) assets increase exponentially over 2009.

Products | December 14th, 2010

NC Hospital Chooses VALIC as 403(b) Provider

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – VALIC has been selected as the exclusive 403(b) plan provider by Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital for its more than 800 plan participants.

Deals and People | December 13th, 2010

Bukaty Names Morris President

December 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bukaty Companies today announced that Vincent Morris will serve as president of the company’s Retirement Plan Services division.

Administration | December 13th, 2010

CalPERS Placement Agent Recommendations Include Risk Oversight

December 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration received recommendations from the special review the system initiated to investigate the use...

Compliance | December 13th, 2010

Judge Strikes Down HCR Coverage Mandate

December 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that the mandate in the health care reform law requiring most Americans to get health coverage or...

Compliance | December 13th, 2010

IRS Publishes List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements

December 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2010-90, which provides a cumulative list of changes in plan qualification requirements.

Benefits | December 13th, 2010

Bad Hires Can be Costly

December 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-in-three companies (67%) responding to a recent CareerBuilder survey reported that a bad hire has adversely affected their business in the last year.

Products | December 13th, 2010

Trust Company Introduces Investment Management Platform for 401(k)s

December 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC) announced the launch of its new platform, ModelxChange, which allows 401(k) professionals to incorporate mutual fund and/or exchange-traded...

Deals and People | December 13th, 2010

Diversified Announces New West Coast Sales Exec

December 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors announced that Greg T. Hodges has joined the company as a sales executive for the west coast, specifically northern California,...