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Survey Points to Positive Hiring Trend

June 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. employers anticipate favorable hiring plans for Quarter 3 2010, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
Benefits |

Not-for-Profit Assets Rebound to Over $1T

June 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total not-for-profit retirement plan assets exceeded $1 trillion as of March 31, 2010 - the first time since 2007, according to a quarterly...
Administration |

FRC Says Fund Sales to Moderate in 2010

June 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund net sales posted a record-high year in 2009 and despite their strong flows year-to-date through April ($187 billion), Financial Research Corporation...
Products |

Claymore Securities Releases ETF Suite

June 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Claymore Securities has launched the Claymore BulletShares Corporate Bond ETFs, a suite of ETFs with designated years of maturity ranging from 2011 through...
Benefits |

CFOs Smile about the Future

June 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite a projected 3% net decrease in hiring during the third quarter of 2010, chief financial officers in a recent survey were optimistic...
Administration |

U.S. Equity Trading Falls Short

June 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Commissions paid by institutional investors to brokers on trades of U.S. equities are falling far short of projections to this point in 2010,...
Compliance |

IRS Reported Working on Church Plan Regs

June 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Church defined benefit pension plans could be facing new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations mandating participant disclosures that they are not covered by the...
Administration |

NY State Fund Shifts Asset Targets

June 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –The New York State Common Retirement Fund has cut its target share of investments in domestic and international stocks and hedge funds and increased...