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Benefits | November 8th, 2010

Workers See More Opportunity Staying Put

November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in over a year, a slight majority of working Americans say staying with their current company...

Administration | November 8th, 2010

ICI Tears Into 12(b)1 Proposal

November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The mutual fund trade industry’s voice has weighed in on the 12(b)1 debate – and, as might be expected, they...

Administration | November 5th, 2010

CalSTRS Board OKs Video Transmission of Meetings

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Board of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has approved the live video streaming and archiving of its...

Compliance | November 5th, 2010

Questions About Hybrid Plan Regulations?

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Looking for insights on those new hybrid plan regulations?

Administration | November 5th, 2010

Bank of America Staves Off Most Countrywide Charges

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America Corp has won the dismissal of a lawsuit by investors who claimed its Countrywide unit misled them...

Compliance | November 5th, 2010

IRS Says Form 5500 Extension Requests Inadvertently Denied

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has announced that some requests for an extension of Form 5500 filing have been inadvertently denied and plan sponsors...

Deals and People | November 5th, 2010

EPIC Announces New President

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – EPIC Advisors, a Rochester, New York-based defined contribution recordkeeper, announced that Robert F. Judd is moving to a new position and out of...

Benefits | November 5th, 2010

AARP Shifts Health Plan Costs to Avoid ‘Cadillac Plan’ Tax

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lobbying organization AARP has announced an 8%-hike in employee health insurance costs to 13% - in part, it says, because of the health care...

Benefits | November 5th, 2010

SHRM Poll Finds Paid Holiday Totals Same for 2011

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A majority of organizations recently surveyed will offer the same number of paid holidays to employees in 2011.

Benefits | November 5th, 2010

Workers not Maximizing Savings Power of Workplace Retirement Plans

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey commissioned by the ING Retirement Research Institute indicates that employer-sponsored retirement plans are incredibly important to the workers who participate in...

Products | November 5th, 2010

ING Introduces Contribution Rate Calculator

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING has posted a calculator to its Web site to help demonstrate the potential long-term financial impact of retirement plan contribution rate changes,...

Compliance | November 4th, 2010

DoL Schedules Welfare Plan Disclosure Hearing

November 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators have scheduled a public hearing for next month to discuss issues relating to disclosure of fees and other information by employee...

Products | November 4th, 2010

RIAs Join Forces

November 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Triad Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of Ladenburg Financial Services Inc., announced that Planning Solutions Group, with offices in Maryland and Virginia, has joined...

Benefits | November 4th, 2010

403(b) Sponsors Using Lots of Outside Help

November 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy-nine percent of 403(b) plans turned to an outside adviser to help then navigate through new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations, and 75%...

Compliance | November 4th, 2010

Employer Can Expect no Dirty Pic Viewing Even with No Policy

November 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that an employer has a right to reasonably expect an employee not to use a work...

Products | November 4th, 2010

Unum Expands Health Resources Connects Education Program

November 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Unum has expanded its Health Resource Connects education and referral program to help its larger disability clients make the most of their health...

Administration | November 4th, 2010

IndyMac Stock Drop Suit Draws Settlement Pact

November 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lawyers involved in a stock drop lawsuit against IndyMac Bancorp have announced a $7-million settlement.

Deals and People | November 4th, 2010

DST Hires VP for Business Development

November 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DST Retirement Solutions has brought on Gary Lineberry as vice president.

Deals and People | November 4th, 2010

Swanson Comes Onboard at Union Bank

November 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –Brian Swanson has joined the Institutional Trust & Custody division of Union Bank, N.A. as a senior client relationship manager and product executive.

Benefits | November 4th, 2010

Wall Street 2010 Year-End Payouts Just Above 2009

November 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wall Street professionals can expect to receive slightly larger year-end incentive payouts compared to last year as the pace of economic recovery remains...