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August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Credit Suisse Commodity Benchmark (CSCB) has been designated as the benchmark for a new U.S. mutual fund launched by PIMCO.

August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has launched the S&P Factor Indices which seek to measure the risk premium inherent between asset classes and financial markets.

August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) finds Americans held $16.5 trillion in retirement assets at the end of the first quarter...

August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newly released data on almost 24 million defined contribution (DC) retirement accounts shows stronger contribution activity and declining levels of participant-initiated withdrawals and...

August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey released by AARP shows that three in four (75%) adults age 18+ rely on or plan to rely on Social...

August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – QS Investors, LLC has opened its doors as an independent institutional investment firm based in New York.

August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assumptions created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 led the Social Security...

August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Admitting it was creating “tension” with the plan documents rule in federal benefits law, a federal appellate court has allowed an employer to...

August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Approximately 90% of ESOP Association members surveyed reported having retirement savings plans in addition to the ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) including 401(k)...

August 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has ruled that Sam Zell, who took the Tribune Company private in an $8.3 billion-stock buyback two years ago, can’t...

August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many of the more than 87 million Americans age 18-34, popularly known as “Gen Y” are in financial trouble, according to survey results...

August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) has unveiled its 2010 401(k) Day campaign with the theme of "401(k) Day... Taking You There."

August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc. announced that David Jurczak has accepted the position of retirement plan consultant for Denver, Colorado.

August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – EnCompass Education has partnered with Ceridian to deliver special education modules as part of standard employee assistance program (EAP) offerings.

August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry assets rose $50 billion for the month of July – up 6.5%, according to the State Street Global Advisors...

August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Washington D.C. office of Lockton Companies has announced that Shelly H. Horwitz will join the firm as an account executive in the...

August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Natixis Global Associates (NGA) has announced the appointment of Matt Coldren, executive vice president, to head its retirement strategy group.

August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has been selected by Lincoln Financial Group to sub-advise variable life insurance and variable annuity investment options.

August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer’s outsourcing business has seen a significant increase in the number of clients adopting its online chat capabilities, the company said.

August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CBIZ Payroll Services has unveiled its CBIZ Small Business Employment Index, a monthly analysis to gauge the staffing trends within America's small to...