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January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bouncing back from a dismal 2008 showing, the year-to-date median performance of foundations and endowments hit 19.02% as of November 30, 2009, according...

January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Schwab Performance Technologies (SPT), a provider of technology solutions for registered investment advisers (RIAs), announced changes to its pricing structure.

January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kravitz, provider of cash balance plan design and administration, is launching a series of free Cash Balance Administration workshops and Webinars for plan...

January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The poorest country in the Arab world plans to launch a stock market in one year as part of desperately needed economic reforms,...

January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo Insurance Services has named Edward Cha insurance practice leader for its International Employee Benefits Practice (IEBP).

January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A former retirement plan participant claiming he was terminated to prevent him from becoming vested in the plan has made his complaint too...

January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)–A federal judge in Massachusetts has rejected claims that a deceased 401(k) participant’s plan balance should have been paid to his estate instead of to...

January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Global equity markets may have experienced significant volatility during 2009, but the depositary receipt (DR) market has remained healthy, according to data from...

January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2009, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including exchange-traded notes (ETNs) drew $114.4 billion in net inflows, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)–Fund managers polled late last year were significantly more optimistic about their business prospects than those surveyed at mid-year, according to Cerulli.

January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A listing of the fastest-growing active fund managers in 2009 includes mostly smaller firms.

January 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. investors’ use of bond mutual funds reached record levels in 2009.

January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research suggests that while Pension Obligation Bonds (POBs) may seem like a way to alleviate fiscal distress or reduce pension costs, they...

January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) on Thursday released documents showing that private placement agents received more than $125 million to help...

January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a free Webcast January 21 at 1:00 p.m. on 2009 Form...

January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. ETF industry closed out 2009 with $785 billion in assets under management, according to Morningstar Direct's latest Fund Flows Update.

January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The year 2009 proved to be a recovery year for the fund industry after a brutal 2008 that saw shareholders dump their funds...

January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The T. Rowe Price Retirement Target-Date Fund family came out in the top spot as Russell Investments announced the top five funds of...

January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Macquarie Group has launched the Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund (MMIF), with approximately Ps$5.2 billion ($408 million) in initial commitments from Mexican pension funds,...

January 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly half (47%) of employees recently polled say they either would like to or already do participate in a workplace wellness program so...