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August 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The rate of growth of U.S. consumer driven health plans (CDHP) has fallen by about half in 2010, according to the 2010 UBA...

August 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Muslim woman who has filed a discrimination complaint against Disney Co. says she won't wear a specially designed hat instead of her...

August 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Republican California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is seeking $2 billion from the $211.4-billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to credit the state.

August 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the ninth year running, the Principal Financial Group has named 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security.  

August 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey finds continued expansion of participant-friendly plan features. 

 

August 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute has released for public comment draft Best Practices for ERISA-covered 403(b) plans that must file a full Form 5500.

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal agencies have announced the availability of EBSA Technical Release No. 2010-01, which provides an interim enforcement safe harbor for non-grandfathered self-insured group...

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) generated a 14.3% return for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two studies by insurer MetLife found only 28% of full-time employees said they have heard of critical illness insurance (CII), but many of those confused it...

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wolters Kluwer Law & Business has launched ftwPro Amend as part of its ftwilliam.com portfolio.

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mesirow Financial has been engaged to provide strategic asset allocation models for participants in client plans offered by Alliance Benefit Group (ABG).

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Van Eck Global has scheduled the August 25, 2010, announced launch of its Market Vectors India Small-Cap Index ETF (SCIF).

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Group Protection segment of Lincoln National Corporation has enhanced its group voluntary portfolio with greater disability product flexibility; streamlined enrollment strategies; and...

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wilmington Trust has hired Carol Baldwin Moody as senior vice president and chief risk officer to head a newly centralized Enterprise Risk Management...

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust announced that Luke Howe has joined the Client Solutions Group at its asset management arm, Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI).

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will remove patient out-of-pocket costs for preventive care services under many plans beginning in 2011 and...

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer than half of U.S. workers today (43%) believe they are underpaid for the work they do, down from 51% in 2008, according...

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chatham Partners announced that Luis Fleites has joined the firm as Vice President and Director of Multi-Client Research.

August 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The pension plans covering employees at the parent company of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News have agreed to settle their funding claims...

August 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation’s private pension insurer has published its annual summary of data on statistical trends related to defined benefit retirement...