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Products | June 25th, 2010

Payden Funds Added to CPI Platform

June 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CPI, a third-party recordkeeping and administration company, has added the Payden family of mutual funds to the firm’s retirement plan...

Benefits | June 25th, 2010

Do You Vuvuzela?

June 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Turns out that watching the World Cup could be hazardous to your health.

Compliance | June 25th, 2010

House Passes “Doc Fix” Bill With Pension Relief

June 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The House of Representatives has, by a margin of 417-to-1, passed a bill containing pension relief.

Deals and People | June 24th, 2010

Bonn Tapped to Head State Street’s Securities Finance Business

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corporation has announced the appointment of Executive Vice President Nicholas (Nick) Bonn, to head its securities finance business....

Deals and People | June 24th, 2010

Symphony Asset Management Names New President

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nuveen Investments says that Symphony Asset Management has named Anne B. Popkin as President, effective July 12.

Compliance | June 24th, 2010

Federal Judge Gives Agencies Go Ahead on Mental Health Rules

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has announced a ruling by a federal judge in Washington that regulators have “good cause” to forego...

Benefits | June 24th, 2010

Workers with Child Care Benefits Less Stressed Out

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study of 4,000 working parents found that employees with child and dependent care provided by their employer report far less stress...

Products | June 24th, 2010

Unum Offers Guide on Health Reform Law

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unum has produced a guide that details important changes required by the new health reform law and their impacts.

Administration | June 24th, 2010

Increased Buyback Activity Aimed at Neutralizing Employee Options

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's announced that preliminary results show that S&P 500 stock buybacks for the first quarter of 2010 increased 79.5% to $55.3...

Administration | June 24th, 2010

Leveling Reported on Audit Charges

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A newly-released report from Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) reveals companies surveyed reported a leveling in their average audit fees.

Products | June 24th, 2010

NewRiver and Newkirk Settle Patent Infringement Claim

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – NewRiver Inc. and Newkirk Products Inc. jointly announced that they have settled the patent litigation between them involving NewRiver's United States Patent Number...

Products | June 24th, 2010

RS Works Out Deal with Oak Value for Portfolio Team

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – RS Investments, a San Francisco-based investment management firm, has entered into an agreement with Oak Value Capital Management.

Investing | June 24th, 2010

Mutual Fund Flows Retreat in May

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net outflows of $2.9 billion in May, according to data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

Administration | June 24th, 2010

GASB Releases Investment Reporting Updates

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued Statement No. 59, Financial Instruments Omnibus, which it said updates existing mandates regarding financial reporting of...

Benefits | June 24th, 2010

Participants Taking Action to Make Up for Effects of Downturn

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than one-third (38%) of retirement plan participants have increased the amount they are saving for retirement following the market downturn of recent...

Deals and People | June 24th, 2010

Rice Gets New York Life Web Post

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York Life Retirement Plan Services has tapped Rachel Rice, a Web expert focusing on the financial services industry, as director of...

Products | June 24th, 2010

Assurant Extending Dental Coverage to Adult Children

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assurant Employee Benefits is proactively extending dental coverage for adult children of an insured parent up to age 26, effective July 1, 2010.

Benefits | June 24th, 2010

‘High Pay’ Firms Stack the Decks on Comp. Peer Groups

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study finds a group of “high pay” S&P 500 companies select peer group members larger than those appropriate as peers...

Products | June 24th, 2010

Vanguard to Expand Index Offerings

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard announced plans to expand its index fund family, introducing 19 new funds with ETF Shares to provide investors with additional low-cost stock...

Administration | June 24th, 2010

Law Firm Probing Potential BP ERISA Violations

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Milberg LLP law firm has announced it is investigating possible illegal conduct relating to BP's 401(k) plan for U.S....