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Benefits | January 11th, 2010

EBSA Adds COBRA Subsidy Extension Materials

January 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has added new guidance material to its Web site designed to help explain...

Products | January 11th, 2010

MetLife Introduces Dental Health Manager

January 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MetLife has announced the availability of the MetLife Dental Health Manager.

Benefits | January 11th, 2010

Mercer Encourages Employers to Offer Health Care Claims Advocacy

January 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer is urging many of its clients to consider offering health care claims advocacy services for its employee plan participants.

Products | January 11th, 2010

FundQuest, Natixis Offer Advisor Directed UMA Program

January 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Natixis Global Associates' (NGA) Managed Portfolio Advisors (MPA) division has been selected by FundQuest to provide overlay management services for FundQuest's Advisor Directed...

Benefits | January 11th, 2010

Regulatory Pressure Produces Pay Changes

January 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Mercer study of global financial organizations’ executive pay practices found widespread changes in light of government pressure for pay reforms.

Compliance | January 11th, 2010

Discrimination in Business Suit Given New Life

January 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A New Jersey state appellate court has ruled that the female owner of a tire sales company can sue a customer's employer over...

Administration | January 11th, 2010

Goldman Sachs Bonuses Draw Pension Fund Suit

January 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has been sued by an Illinois pension fund seeking to recover billions of dollars of bonuses and...

Benefits | January 9th, 2010

For One Group, Anyway, Economy Not Impacting Retirement Strategies

January 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey indicates that the economic downturn hasn’t done much to shake up the retirement plans of some women.

Benefits | January 9th, 2010

Colorado PERA Backs Pension Fix

January 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The board that oversees Colorado's troubled state pension plan has approved a proposal by lawmakers to fix it.

Products | January 8th, 2010

Triumvirate Teams for Target-Date Offering

January 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three firms have combined forces to offer Target Date and Composite Based ETF Models for qualified plans.

Compliance | January 8th, 2010

PBGC Assumes Pensions of Illinois Trucking Company

January 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has assumed responsibility for three underfunded pension plans covering more than 675 workers and retirees of Mid-States...

Compliance | January 8th, 2010

PBGC Takes Value City Subsidiaries' Plans

January 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has assumed responsibility for two underfunded pension plans covering about 760 former workers and retirees of GB...

Deals and People | January 8th, 2010

AXA Equitable Announces New Leader Roles

January 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has announced new executive appointments.

Benefits | January 8th, 2010

Manufacturer Blames Health Tax Proposal for 401(k) Match Cut

January 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With the prospect looming of the imposition of a federal medical device tax, an Elyria, Ohio, home-health products firm has suspended its 401(k)...

Products | January 8th, 2010

iShares Launches Municipal Bond ETFs

January 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – iShares announced that a suite of municipal bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with a planned end date began trading on the NYSE Arca.

Compliance | January 8th, 2010

EFAST2 Ready for Online Form 5500 Filings

January 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors can now take full advantage of a new federal government system for online filing of the required annual report to the...

Benefits | January 8th, 2010

New Agency Takes on Management of Swedish Pensions

January 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Effective January 1, management of Sweden's various state-administered pension plans has moved to a single entity.

Deals and People | January 8th, 2010

Newport Names Two Regional Directors

January 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Robert Dolan and Steven Silverman have been tapped as regional directors of The Newport Group, the company announced.

Benefits | January 8th, 2010

ABC Says Health Reform Could Hurt Employer-Based Model

January 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Benefits Council (ABC) says strict requirements on employer-sponsored health coverage are likely to lead more companies to pay penalties rather than...

Administration | January 7th, 2010

TCW Sues Former CIO

January 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trust Company of the West sued its former chief investment officer, Jeffrey Gundlach, accusing him of stealing confidential data, lying to...