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Products | April 26th, 2010

Securian GPS Helps Retirees Find their Way

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new product from Securian Financial Group is designed to help workers plan their retirement years, the company said.

Administration | April 26th, 2010

ND Pension Systems to be Audited Following Investment Director Suicide

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North Dakota’s pension funds for state workers and public school teachers will be audited following the suicide of their former investment director.

Benefits | April 26th, 2010

Police, Firefighters Sue Over NJ Pension Changes

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Jersey police and firefighter unions have taken the state to court over new pension reforms recently signed into law by Governor Chris...

Administration | April 26th, 2010

SEC Wins Backdating Conviction against Maxim Former CFO

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California jury has convicted the former Chief Financial Officer of Maxim Integrated Products Carl Jasper of securities fraud related to stock options...

Administration | April 26th, 2010

Settlements Reached in HealthSouth Litigation

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Settlements have been worked out for investor lawsuits over a fraud that decimated hospital owner HealthSouth, including a claim by bondholders led by...

Compliance | April 26th, 2010

CT Workplace Smoking Ban Expansion Passes Senate

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Connecticut state senators have approved a measure expanding the state’s existing workplace smoking ban so that it applies regardless of the number of...

Deals and People | April 26th, 2010

PLANSPONSOR Seeks Research Professional

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PLANSPONSOR’s research and surveys unit is looking for an experienced research and surveys professional.

Administration | April 26th, 2010

Senior SEC Staffers Caught Surfing for Porn

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Apparently some employees at the Securities and Exchange Commission have been keeping an eye on things besides financial transactions.

Benefits | April 26th, 2010

Law Firms File ERISA Class Action Against Lutheran Publishers

April 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A pair of litigators have teamed up to bring an ERISA class action suit against the Publishing House of the Evangelical...

Benefits | April 23rd, 2010

CMS Report Says 1.4M Fewer Americans to be in Employer Health Plans

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) report on the new health care reform law released Friday by a U.S. House Republican...

Deals and People | April 23rd, 2010

Jung to Leave Texas TRS Next Year

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – R. David Kelly, chairman of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), announced Friday that executive director Ronnie Jung will step down from his...

Benefits | April 23rd, 2010

Companies Tightening Social Networking Policies

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many companies are tightening their grip on how employees use social networking sites at work, according to a survey developed by Robert Half...

Administration | April 23rd, 2010

Canadian DB Sponsors Most Want Funding Flexibility

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new poll by Aon Consulting Canada found employers believe that greater defined benefit funding flexibility is the most critical issue as regulators...

Administration | April 23rd, 2010

Federated Says Money Market Fee Waivers to Stay

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federated Investors, the third-largest U.S. manager of money market funds, announced that it expects to continue waiving some fees for the rest of...

Benefits | April 23rd, 2010

Jamaica Tourism Ministry Pushing for Worker Pensions

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Jamaica Ministry of Tourism is developing a pension scheme policy to ensure that workers have adequate financial security in retirement.

Benefits | April 23rd, 2010

FL Hospital Freezes DB Program

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A large North Florida hospital system has announced plans to freeze its defined benefit pension plan for the 2,300 employees still eligible.

Benefits | April 23rd, 2010

Institute Suggests Canadian Pension Changes

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Canadians should be able to decide when they begin withdrawing money from their retirement accounts to give them flexibility to work longer...

Benefits | April 23rd, 2010

MS Proposal Would Increase State Worker Contributions to Pensions

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour called a special legislative session this week to consider a proposed change in the state employees retirement system that...

Benefits | April 23rd, 2010

Retirement: The Worry Felt 'round the World

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The HSBC Global Pulse survey found the top three financial worries are the same for citizens around the globe: taxes, wealth preservation, and...

Compliance | April 23rd, 2010

DoL Answers Questions on Health Reform and COBRA

April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor’s Web page on health care reform now contains a page of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about health care reform...