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Huntington Launches New Emerging Markets Fund
January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Huntington Funds has launched a new fund to tap into emerging markets.
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Sun Life Enhances Benefits Offering for Public Sector Groups
January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Group division of Sun Life Financial Inc. has announced recent enhancements to its employee benefits designed for the public sector...
Diversified Names 403(b) Market Leader
January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc. has announced that Brodie Wood has been promoted to vice president and 403(b) market leader of the firm’s not-for-profit...
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HMS Adds Dependent Eligibility Audit Services through Acquisition
January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – HMS, provider of coordination of benefits services, has acquired the assets of Verify Solutions, an Atlanta-based company specializing in dependent eligibility audit services...
Year-End 2009 Pension Funding Shows Improvement
January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest data for year-end 2009 shows that corporate defined benefit plan funding status rose to 85% percent (a $229-billion deficit), up from...
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RS Investments Launches New Fixed Income Funds
January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – San Francisco-based RS Investments has announced the launch of three new fixed income funds.
Feds Reported Examining Detroit Pension Investments
January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal investigators are looking into several investments by city of Detroit pension boards, according to a news report.
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WisdomTree Launches International Hedged Equity ETF
January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - WisdomTree has launched the WisdomTree International Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ).
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RIA Announces Retirement Plan Advice Offering
January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kring Financial Management has developed a solution for investors who want to manage their retirement plan investments proactively.
Pension Fund Told to Pursue BAE Suit in Britain
January 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A pension fund may ask the U.S. Supreme Court to let it sue BAE Systems Plc in the United States, the fund's lead...
Many Happy Returns?
January 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Major US stock indexes ended what turned out to be a good year on a sour note - albeit on very...
IRS Explains New DB Auto Approval Procedure
December 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Saying it has gotten “numerous” questions from single-employer defined benefit plan sponsors or their actuaries about changes in plan valuation software, Internal Revenue...
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Health Reform Could Incent Employers to Drop Retiree Health Care
December 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) Issue Brief examines how current health reform legislation being debated in Congress will impact the future...
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Transamerica Extends Bond Fund Purchase Minimum
December 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Transamerica Asset Management Group (TAMG) has extended indefinitely the reduction to the purchase threshold for NAV purchases of Transamerica Short-Term Bond announced earlier this...
GASB Issues OPEB, Bankruptcy Guidance Statements
December 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) on Thursday issued two statements of guidance, which it said were intended to make more consistent the...
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Report Warns of Cost of Roth Conversion
December 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Converting from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA may come with a hefty price, according to a new analysis by the National...
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AIG HR Chief Steps Down
December 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Anastasia Kelly, who supervised the human resources unit at American International Group (AIG), has left the company over a compensation dispute.
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Tampa Recordkeeper Rebrands
December 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a move it says will better reflect its expanding product lineup, Tampa-based 401k ASP has announced a name change.
CalPERS Beefs Up Board Ethics Rules
December 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Directors at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) have approved a beefed-up ethics policy that, among other things, requires board members to...
Fitch Releases Investment Manager and Alternative Funds Criteria
December 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fitch Ratings has released the criteria rating report entitled 'Investment Manager and Alternative Funds Criteria'.