KY System Announces New CIO
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kentucky Retirement Systems has announced that T.J. Carlson is its new Chief Investment Officer.
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IRS Extends DB Amendment Deadline
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended the deadline for amending certain defined benefit plans as required by the Pension Protection Act (PPA)...
IRS Offers Additional 409A Relief
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2010-80 providing additional relief for nonqualified deferred compensation plans covered under § 409A.
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EBRI Estimates up to $240K Cost for Health Care in Retirement
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirees will need a significant amount of savings to cover their out-of-pocket health expenses, according to a new report released by the nonpartisan...
Falcon Named JPAM Retirement Chief
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – J.P. Morgan Asset Management has hired Michael Falcon as Managing Director and Head of Retirement in the U.S. and Canada.
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Companies Offer Fiduciary Risk Management Program
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securian Retirement has teamed with 401(k) Advisors to offer a 3(38) investment management fiduciary service.
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Towers Watson and WageWorks Form Partnership
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Towers Watson has formed a strategic partnership with WageWorks, Inc., a provider of account-based health plan services, that will enable employers to leverage...
New York Life Appoints New Head of Retirement Plan Services
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Retirement Plan Services announced the appointment of David Castellani as senior managing director and head of New York Life Retirement...
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Morningstar Unveils Android Application
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – To help investors track their portfolios and monitor the markets, Morningstar has launched its latest free mobile Morningstar.com application for Android smartphones.
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Russell Discloses Transition Management Performance
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments is providing transition management data to the Inalytics TIPS (Transition Implementation Performance Standards) database.
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Female Execs Fear Retirement Readiness Level
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey of career women ages 45 to 70 earning $75,000-plus per year shows that they are highly confident about how to manage...
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HMOs See Highest Rate Increase in Five Years
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An analysis by Aon Hewitt indicates that HMO plans will have the highest premium increases in five years.
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Employer Group Publishes Primer on Hospital Care Values
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York Business Group on Health, a non-profit business coalition of more than 175 organizations, has released “Hospital Care and Employers: A Roadmap...
Newport Appoints Director of Actuarial and DB Services
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Newport Group, a provider of retirement and executive benefit plans, has appointed Stephen Eisenstein as Director, Actuarial and Defined Benefit Services.
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iPhone App Keeps Track of Health and Benefit Info
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Buck Consultants has launched two iPhone applications that let users keep track of health insurance benefits and store key health information that can...
Ohio HCR Suit Partly Dismissed
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Ohio has tossed out parts of a legal challenge to the health care reform law, but kept alive a...
Judge Tosses Fifth Third Stock-Drop Suit
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Ohio has turned aside arguments in a stock-drop suit that Fifth Third Bancorp committed a fiduciary breach when it...
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Employer Match Still Powerful Deferral Incentive
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The design of the employer match can be a powerful motivator in boosting the amount participants put into their 401(k) accounts even when...
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Impact of Fee Disclosure on 403(b)s
November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – New fee disclosure rules from the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) present unique challenges to 403(b) plans.
Holder Confirms Government’s Insider Trading Probe
November 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed Monday that the Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation related to trading on Wall Street.