TIAA-CREF Names New CFO
July 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF announced the appointment of Virginia M. (Gina) Wilson as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
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Are You Sitting to Death?
July 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you sit at a desk, in meetings, or in a car most of your work day, you should know that the longer...
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SPARK Institute Unveils Data Standards for Retirement Income
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As new retirement income solutions continue to come to market, an industry organization has been working on how to track...
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FedEx Ships Back Rest of 401(k) Match
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With earnings per share for its fiscal first quarter expected to be up between 81% and 116% over a year ago, the...
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Principal Brings Health Provider Network to Chattanooga
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal Financial Group has unveiled its Principal Edge Network health provider service in the Chattanooga, Tennessee, market.
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Americans Still Under Significant Financial Pressures
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new MetLife poll finds that 56% of Americans have taken on more workplace responsibility, 64% are saving more and spending less, while...
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Employers Cite Employee Morale and Productivity as Biggest Challenge
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thirty-one percent of HR managers say maintaining employee productivity and morale is their biggest challenge over the next six months, according to a...
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Survey Finds Workers Have Lost Trust in Their Employers
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Deloitte's fourth annual Ethics & Workplace Survey, one-third (34%) of employed Americans plan to look for a new job when the...
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Van Eck Launches Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Asset manager Van Eck Global has launched a U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to provide investors with exposure to an index that tracks...
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Small Business Owners a Happy Group
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the economic challenges they've faced over the past few years, American small business owners declare themselves to be a happy group, according...
Select Sector SPDR Trust Launches Trademark Suit Against PowerShares
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Select Sector SPDR Trust has sued a competitor for “creating investor confusion” by using ETF ticker symbols it says...
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Use of Mobile Devices and Social Media Threaten IT Security
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The increasing use of mobile devices and social media, as well as an increasingly mobile workforce, are “dramatically altering the cybersecurity landscape” for...
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Will Minnie and Mickey Mouse Move to a 401(k)?
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With the company staring at a hike in pension and post-retirement medical costs of $270 in its current fiscal year, benefit issues have...
Dow Jones Announces Index Methodology Enhancements
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Jones Indexes has announced enhancements to the methodology of the Dow Jones Global and U.S. Total Stock Market indexes as well as...
Knight Capital Group to Acquire Astor Asset Management
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Knight Capital Group, Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire Astor Asset Management, LLC, a money management firm specializing in macro-economic strategy...
T. Rowe Expands Australian Footprint
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - T. Rowe Price is adding equity investment management and research capabilities “down under”.
Miller Demands PBGC Auditor Probe
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A key U.S. House lawmaker has demanded that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) get to the bottom of allegations an auditing contractor...
Principal Real Estate Fund Queues Up Another Payment
July 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Principal’s frozen real estate fund has made another payment.
“Side Deal” Snags Prison Term for Utah Pension Analyst
July 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Utah Retirement Systems employee has been sentenced to a year in jail for trying to set up a...
Aon: Pension Relief Impact Varies
July 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent report by Aon Consulting suggests that defined benefit plans will be impacted in different ways by recent pension...