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Benefits | August 16th, 2010

University in Alabama to Penalize Workers Who Smoke

August 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – University of Southern Alabama employees who smoke will pay more for health care benefits starting next year.

Administration | August 16th, 2010

Managed Account Asset Diversity Means Rise in ETF Use

August 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Cerulli Associates report asserts that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will gain an even stronger market foothold because of increased adviser-driven demand for...

Products | August 16th, 2010

Accounting Firms Announce Merger

August 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eisner LLP and Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP have combined to form EisnerAmper LLP.

Benefits | August 13th, 2010

KeyCorp Stock Drop Case Dismissed

August 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A stock drop lawsuit has been dismissed, according to plaintiffs’ attorneys.

Compliance | August 13th, 2010

Videotaping Workers Comp Claimant Praying not Invasion of Privacy

August 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An appellate court in Pennsylvania has found that an investigator who videotaped a workers’ compensation claimant while he was praying did not invade...

Administration | August 13th, 2010

Law Firm Probes Drugmaker for 401(k) Missteps

August 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A New York law firm is investigating whether fiduciaries of the GlaxoSmithKline 401(k) plan violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974...

Deals and People | August 13th, 2010

Transamerica Nabs Hughes from M&I

August 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Transamerica Retirement Services has named Charmaine Hughes as vice president of business development.

Benefits | August 13th, 2010

EEOC Says Health System’s Leave Policies Violate ADA

August 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a lawsuit that Princeton HealthCare System violated federal law by failing to reasonably...

Administration | August 13th, 2010

Mexican Pension Investment Heads Excited about PE Prospects

August 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – About $460 million in private equity funding to real estate and debt portfolios so far in August should put Mexican private pension programs...

Administration | August 13th, 2010

HP Directors Hit with Lawsuit by MA Pension Fund

August 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Massachusetts pension fund alleges that Hewlett-Packard’s directors violated their fiduciary duties in connection with the abrupt departure of chief executive Mark Hurd,...

Investing | August 13th, 2010

Q210 TUCS Drops 4.7%

August 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Master Trusts reversed course during the second quarter, falling 4.74% and resulting in a one-year return of 12.53% according to the Wilshire Trust...

Benefits | August 13th, 2010

Milwaukee Company Pays Back Reduced Wages and Match

August 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In announcing financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 27, 2010, Briggs & Stratton Corporation said it has paid back...

Benefits | August 13th, 2010

Are You Seeing Red?

August 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Guys looking to attract the attention of the opposite sex – or simply to appear more powerful - might want to...

Deals and People | August 12th, 2010

John Hancock Beefs Up Its Western Division

August 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (RPS) has hired two regional vice presidents (RVPs) in its Western Division.

Compliance | August 12th, 2010

Court OKs $16.5M Caterpillar 401(k) Fee Pact

August 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has given final approval to a $16.5-million settlement of an excessive 401(k) fee suit against Caterpillar, Inc.

Benefits | August 12th, 2010

Employees Viewed Benefits Less Favorably in 2009

August 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sibson Consulting’s 2009 Rewards of Work Study found overall employee engagement at work – knowing what to do and wanting to do it...

Products | August 12th, 2010

Chubb, Law Firm Team up for ERISA Guide

August 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) law firm and an insurer have teamed up to prepare a guide about ERISA’s fiduciary liability...

Benefits | August 12th, 2010

Banking and Finance Pay Increase Budgets Decreased in 2010

August 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The newly released 2010 Compensation Data Banking and Finance survey results show pay increase budgets have fallen to 2.6%, down from 2.9% in...

Products | August 12th, 2010

Manulife to Offer Franklin Templeton Target-Date Offerings

August 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Manulife Financial has announced a new strategic arrangement with Franklin Templeton Investments under which Templeton LifeSmart Portfolios will be made available to Canadian...

Deals and People | August 12th, 2010

Russell Investments Canada Names Director of Institutional Investment Solutions

August 12, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments Canada announced that John Formusa has been appointed Director of Institutional Investment Solutions.