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Benefits | February 26th, 2010

EBRI: Health Reform Could Lead Employers to Drop Retiree Benefits

February 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Issue Brief released by the non-partisan Employee Benefit Research Institute contends some provisions of health reform proposals, if passed, could incent employers...

Compliance | February 26th, 2010

Firing Employee for not Returning to Work not FMLA Interference

February 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has found an employer did not interfere with an employee's Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave when it terminated...

Administration | February 26th, 2010

AIG Settles with Oregon Pension Fund

February 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – American International Group (AIG) has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit over losses to the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund.

Compliance | February 26th, 2010

Missouri Lawmaker Proposes Unique Budget “Fix”

February 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Missouri lawmaker has introduced a bill that might just be the “ticket” to dealing with the state’s budgetary situation.

Products | February 25th, 2010

IL Pension Adminstrator Offers 403(b) Solution for School Districts

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois Public Pension Fund Association (IPPFA) has announced the creation of a solution for school districts that allows them to outsource their...

Compliance | February 25th, 2010

EBSA Recovered over $1B for Employee Benefit Plans in 2009

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U. S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) reported monetary results of $1.36 billion in fiscal year 2009 for retirement,...

Products | February 25th, 2010

Folio Investing Offers MarketGlide Target Date Portfolios

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Online brokerage Folio Investing has added Business Logic Corp.'s MarketGlide Folios to its inventory of brand name investment strategies from third-party market professionals.

Products | February 25th, 2010

Wells Fargo Updates Retirement Site

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wells Fargo & Company has enhanced its online retirement site with interactive planning tools.

Compliance | February 25th, 2010

Reid Puts Together New Bill for COBRA Subsidy Extension, Pension Relief

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new bill being put together by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) would extend the COBRA premium subsidy for laid-off workers and...

Benefits | February 25th, 2010

Survey Finds Both Employers and Employees Focusing on Health Costs

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from Deloitte and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS) finds a shared focus between employers and employees on...

Deals and People | February 25th, 2010

Neuberger Berman Names New CFO

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Neuberger Berman announced William A. Arnold has been named Chief Financial Officer, effective in early March.

Products | February 25th, 2010

RealMatch Offers Tool for Quick Check of Resume Accuracy

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Jobs site RealMatch has integrated Vizibility's SearchMe links into its job seeker profiles to save employers time when they want to research a...

Administration | February 25th, 2010

Oppenheimer Settles with MA over Auction-rate Securities

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Massachusetts securities regulator announced that Oppenheimer & Co has agreed to redeem auction-rate securities sold in the state before that market locked...

Benefits | February 25th, 2010

Employers Support Preserving Employer-based Health System

February 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) found that major employers overwhelmingly favor health reform that builds upon the employer-based system and...

Investing | February 24th, 2010

SI Report Sees an Inflection Point for the Mutual Fund Industry

February 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The mutual fund industry gathered $4.2 trillion in net cash flows worldwide in the second half of the decade, according to...

Deals and People | February 24th, 2010

Eaton Vance Taps New Intl Biz Development Director

February 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eaton Vance Corp. has announced that Pepijn Heins has joined the firm as Business Development Director of Eaton Vance Management International.

Administration | February 24th, 2010

Report Highlights Public and Private Pension Disparities in Wisconsin

February 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With the hope of spurring pension reform that helps solve the state's budget problem, the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute has released a report...

Products | February 24th, 2010

CUNA Launches Stable Value Account for 401(k)s

February 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CUNA Mutual Group has launched a fully guaranteed stable value account designed for 401(k) plans.

Benefits | February 24th, 2010

MassMutual Finds Genders Differ in Investing Attitudes

February 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey of defined contribution plan participants conducted by MassMutual’s Retirement Services Division reveals differences in attitudes and approaches toward investing between...

Deals and People | February 24th, 2010

Merlin Securities to Launch Securities Lending Group

February 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merlin Securities has announced that co-founder Andy Lando has returned to the firm as a senior partner to head Merlin’s newly formed Securities...