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Benefits | June 3rd, 2010

Midwesterners Express Lack of Confidence in Retirement

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey finds that although they expect both personal and business economic conditions to improve in the near term, Midwesterners still have...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2010

Insurance Broker Decries 401(k) Disability Policy Uncertainty

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Danbury, Connecticut, insurance broker says the U.S. Treasury Department has “effectively” done away with an insurance product that continues customers’ 401(k) contributions...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2010

Canada to Stop Pensions for Convicts

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Canadian government has unveiled legislation that would stop payments of old age pension benefits to convicted criminals in federal penitentiaries.

Deals and People | June 3rd, 2010

Miller Joins Oregon Law Firm’s ERISA Practice

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Portland, Oregon, law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt has added Wally Miller as a shareholder in an expansion of its practice in employment...

Compliance | June 3rd, 2010

Employer not Obligated to Make Discretionary 401(k) Match

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has thrown out a lawsuit by a 401(k) participant alleging, among other things, that his former employer...

Products | June 2nd, 2010

Gallagher Releases Fiduciary Risk Mitigation Process Manual

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Gallagher Retirement Services has released its 2010 editions of its Fiduciary Risk Mitigation Process Manual.

Deals and People | June 2nd, 2010

Lowe Gets SSgA Global Equities Post

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has tapped Alistair (Ali) Lowe as global equities chief investment officer.

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

Flexible Work Arrangements a Much Appreciated Benefit

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey commissioned by Workplace Options found that while 83% of workers feel they have achieved a healthy work-life balance, there is...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

HR Takes on Health Claim Help Responsibility

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The majority of human resources professionals recently polled agreed with the notion that they have a professional responsibility to help employees sort out...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

Employers Shifting More Cost to Employees

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - To help mitigate the effects of a down economy, more businesses are asking employees to pay a larger share toward their company-provided benefits,...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

How Much Help Are Defaulted Participants Getting?

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research regarding defaulted participant behavior indicates employers could do more to help this group adequately save for retirement.

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

Administration Urges High Court to Leave SF Health Law Ruling Alone

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Obama administration has reversed course in a long-running legal battle over a controversial San Francisco law requiring city employers to pay a...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

AARP Finds Most Employers not Embracing Auto Enrollment

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey from AARP finds that the vast majority (94%) of employers report that they are either “very familiar” or “somewhat familiar”...

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

Cincinnati Considers Revamp of Pension Board

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A proposal to revamp the board that oversees the city of Cincinnati’s pension is making its way through city council.

Benefits | June 2nd, 2010

MA Begins Search for New Pension Head

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The board of Massachusetts’ pension fund has named an interim executive director and launched a search for a new leader.

Compliance | June 2nd, 2010

Court Upholds COBRA Benefits for Mooning Nurse

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has upheld a determination from the U.S. Department of Labor that a female nurse fired for mooning a male colleague...

Products | June 2nd, 2010

Hartford Announces Three Funds

June 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –The Hartford Mutual Funds has unveiled three new offerings: The Hartford Global Real Asset Fund, The Hartford Global All-Asset Fund, and the Hartford International...

Investing | June 1st, 2010

April Fund Inflows Pegged at $53.7B

June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $53.7 billion in April, according to the latest data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

Administration | June 1st, 2010

Pension Fund Suit against Rating Agencies Dismissed

June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Manhattan federal judge said it is unfair to hold Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's liable as "underwriters" on securities offerings...

Compliance | June 1st, 2010

AT&T Justified in Pension Porting Denial

June 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has ruled that AT&T was within its rights to refuse “porting” rights to a worker who wanted pension credit for...

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