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May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Callan Associates announced that Sally Haskins joined the firm as a senior vice president in the Real Estate Consulting group on May 3.

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BlackRock Inc. and the largest U.S. business lobby groups are fighting to strike a provision in the financial regulations overhaul legislation that they...

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Asset manager EquityStar Capital Management plans a June 1, 2010, launch for its new hedge fund, EquityStar Global Partners.

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Neuberger Berman has launched the Intrinsic Value Fund (NINLX, NINAX, NINCX), based on the investment strategy of the firm’s Small Cap Intrinsic Value...

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A plunge in the Aa corporate discount rate in April drove liabilities higher and the funded status lower for the typical U.S. corporate...

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Franklin Templeton Real Estate Advisors (FTREA) has hired Joyce T. Shapiro to head a newly established business team dedicated to real asset multi-manager...

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Point-of-sale commissions continue to fade from the mutual fund sales process as advisers increasingly sell funds in fee-for-advice arrangements, according to a new...

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In its Spring 2010 agenda, the U.S. Department of Labor announced an enhanced regulatory and enforcement strategy for U.S. employers.

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – West Warwick, Rhode Island, officials have asked the state pension board’s real estate consultant to examine a controversial $3-million real estate investment. 

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Minnesota Senate last week approved an omnibus pension bill.

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pennsylvania state Senate has approved a measure mandating that the Keystone State’s two largest pension funds and the state’s Treasury Department divest...

May 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is proposing that those working in the Western Pennsylvania city should be forced to pay a 0.3% income tax...

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May 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Loring Ward has signed an agreement to acquire the assets and retirement services of Tribeca Advisors, LLC.

May 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maxim Integrated Products has announced a $173 million settlement with plaintiffs in a stock option backdating class action.

May 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A $624-million settlement has been reached between New York State and New York City pension funds and Countrywide Financial Corp.

May 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aon Consulting announced Richard Kantor has joined the firm as senior vice president and global human capital consultant.

May 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aon Consulting has named Mark Stadler senior vice president and business development leader for the Central West region.

May 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has published an interim report on the Colleges and Universities Compliance Project initiated by the Exempt Organizations (EO) function...

May 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Isabella took the crown from last year’s winner, Emma, to claim the top girl baby name of 2009.