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December 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A commission has recommended that North Carolina state government should offer most public employees and teachers a 401(k)-style option for their primary pension...

December 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fiduciary adviser Roland|Criss has launched the Stewardship Development Center (SDC) to train fiduciary leaders and their teams.

December 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite nascent signs of an economic recovery, the nation’s unemployment rate crept higher in November.

 

December 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ETF Securities announced that ETFS Physical White Metals Basket Shares (Ticker: WITE) listed on the NYSE Arca on Friday.

December 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation’s second-largest public pension plan has lowered the return assumptions for pension plan.

 

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Munder Capital Management, a money management firm serving institutional and individual investors, is acquiring Integrity Asset Management, a Louisville, Kentucky-based institutional investment management...

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DWS Investments, the U.S. retail unit of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division, has announced a change in name and strategy for the DWS...

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Edge Asset Management in Seattle, Washington, announced Egor Rybakov has joined Edge as a portfolio manager for International Equity, effective December 1, 2010.

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Charles Schwab Corporation has appointed Marie A. Chandoha as president and CEO of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM), the investment adviser...

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wilmington Trust has tapped Richard F. Pagnoni as vice president for the Client Development team.

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal magistrate judge in Chicago has entered a $3 million consent decree ending litigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Thursday released final guidance for small-sized employers eligible to claim the new small business health care tax credit...

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The new health care reform measure could potentially save employers at least $2,000 in annual premium costs by 2019, a new study contends.

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Four previously announced Invesco PowerShares exchange-traded funds based on Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) indexes began trading on the NYSE Arca December...

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has hired Cynthia Steer as managing director, investment strategy.

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Though pension funding levels improved in November, they have not recovered to year-end 2009 levels, implying a potential December 31 hit to corporate...

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Akal Security, Inc., the largest provider of contract security services to the federal government, will pay $1.62 million to a class of 26...

December 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Company has made the previously announced voluntary $4 billion cash contribution to its United States hourly and salaried...