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February 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has launched the S&P Dynamic Futures Index (S&P DFI).

February 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Data from insurance.com suggests certain professions are more likely to have had an accident.

February 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pennsylvania benefit plan third-party administrator breached its fiduciary duties by overpaying three medical claims, a federal judge in New Jersey has ruled.

February 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has found that an employer owed no fiduciary or recording obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) for...

February 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With heightened attention being paid around the country to the role of private placement agents at public pension plans, New York City is...

February 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would give the state auditor legal authority to monitor state pension systems.

February 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official said the agency has set April 1 as its target date for launching an opinion letter program...

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Archimedes Systems, Inc., in partnership with Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions LLC, has launched a new Web site to help financial advisers with the...

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - William Blair & Company announced that Daniel P. Charles will join the firm as global head of distribution for William Blair Investment Management,...

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study indicates that health plans are moving forward on diabetes quality efforts, but without “major transformations in approaches or outcomes.”

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln National Corporation has enhanced its Lincoln Unifier service offering to further help employers comply with the new 403(b) regulations.

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Manulife Financial Group Benefits now offers Canadian employers access to a suite of employee personal health assessments, from executive medicals to worksite health...

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA) and the National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR) commended the Pew Center on the States...

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – F-Squared Investments has unveiled the AlphaSector AllWeather Indexes.

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global has launched the Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF on NYSE Arca.

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has released a list of 11 firms with which it has invested that did not reply...

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A year after a highly publicized attack by a crazed chimpanzee in Stamford, Connecticut, a state lawmaker wants to allow workers’ compensation benefits...

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - USI Consulting Group has introduced a new EFAST2 Solution to assist its Direct Solutions clients in meeting Department of Labor-mandated Form 5500 electronic...

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There was a $1 trillion gap at the end of fiscal year 2008 between the $2.35-trillion states had set aside to pay for...

February 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Integrated Retirement Initiatives, LLC (IRI) has announced the addition of John Paul Ruiz and Gordy Lusian to its staff.