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Benefits | September 7th, 2010

Employers Recognize How Cost-Cutting Affected Workforce

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Towers Watson Global Talent Management and Rewards Survey notes that the economic crisis forced many companies globally to take cost management or...

Benefits | September 7th, 2010

Freelancing and Liking It

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey by job Web site Elance finds 70% of freelance workers are happier with that work style than holding a full-time...

Benefits | September 7th, 2010

Canadian Employers Conservatively Moved up Salary Increases

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While average national salary increases awarded in 2010 were higher than those granted in 2009, they are still considerably lower than raises provided...

Products | September 7th, 2010

Great-West Offers Marketing Materials for 401(k) Day

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Retirement Services has developed a marketing campaign to support 401(k) Day 2010 on September 10th, an event that encourages employers to remind...

Products | September 7th, 2010

Transamerica Unveils Value Fund

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Transamerica Asset Management Group will introduce Transamerica WMC Quality Value in November 2010.

Products | September 7th, 2010

MSCI Announces Launch of ESG Indices

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MSCI Inc. has launched a family of MSCI ESG Indices.

Deals and People | September 7th, 2010

Barclays Group Chief Executive to Step Down

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC announced that John Varley intends to step down as Group Chief Executive, and from the Barclays Boards...

Benefits | September 7th, 2010

Economy Still Weighing on U.S. Hiring Plans

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. companies report plans for a “cautiously optimistic hiring pace” for the fourth quarter of 2010, with continuing economic concerns taking their toll.

Benefits | September 7th, 2010

NY Comptroller Criticized over Web Site Suggestion Workers Pad Pensions

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New York Comptroller’s Office, which oversees retirement benefits for state workers, is taking heat for suggesting on its Web site that employees...

Compliance | September 7th, 2010

General Growth Settles Stock Drop Suit

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – General Growth Properties, the second-largest U.S. Mall owner, in the process of emerging from bankruptcy, has agreed to a $5.75-million settlement of a...

Benefits | September 7th, 2010

University of South Alabama Hospitals Choose 403(b) over DB

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New employees hired at University of South Alabama hospitals, clinics, and physician offices on or after October 1 will be offered a new...

Compliance | September 3rd, 2010

IRS Publishes New Health Care Reimbursement Guidance

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued some new guidance on provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...

Benefits | September 3rd, 2010

Cash Balance Plans Have Risk Mitigation Challenges

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors who move to a cash balance plan from a traditional defined benefit (DB) program may not always realize they are trading...

Benefits | September 3rd, 2010

Satisfied at Work, Despite Retirement Worries

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Labor Day survey conducted by StrategyOne indicates that while the vast majority of American workers are satisfied with their jobs, nearly two...

Compliance | September 3rd, 2010

PBGC Plan to Bolster NC Firm’s Pension Program

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has announced an agreement with sock maker Gold Toe Moretz Holdings Corp. to shore up the pension...

Benefits | September 3rd, 2010

PwC Report Touts Employer Benefits of EGWP + Wrap

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers providing prescription drug benefits to Medicare-eligible retirees could enjoy “a potentially significant savings opportunity” with a particular plan configuration called EGWP +...

Investing | September 3rd, 2010

July Fund Inflows Pegged at $15.4 billion

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $15.4 billion in July, according to the latest Financial Research Corporation (FRC) data.

Administration | September 3rd, 2010

Ten-Year Global Retirement Asset Growth Seen at 66%

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The next 10 years should bring a 66% increase to the global retirement market despite the effects of the current worldwide financial crisis,...

Administration | September 3rd, 2010

SEC Issues Report on Moody’s Probe

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a report about its probe into Moody's Investors Service (MIS) that cautions credit rating agencies...

Administration | September 3rd, 2010

SEC Adopts Temporary Muni Adviser Registration

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a temporary rule requiring municipal advisers to register with the SEC by October 1.