Russell Names Director of Index Research & Innovation
December 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has promoted Rolf Agather to the newly created position of director of Index Research & Innovation.
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CA High Court Upholds Wrongful Firing Penalty Reduction
December 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Supreme Court has slashed a jury's punitive damages award from $15 million to $1.9 million in a case against an employer...
Appellate Court Blesses Excessive Fee Suit Dismissal
December 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court’s to-the-point ruling in an excessive fee case involving United Technologies Corp. (UTC) may not have been couched in elaborate...
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Most 403(b) Sponsors Kept Match during Downturn
December 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly three-fourths (73.4%) of 403(b) plan sponsors in a recent poll said they did not change their employer match during the 2008-2009 plan...
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Corporate Counseling Associates Offers EAP "Gatekeeper" Services
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In response to employer fears that the mental health parity law will cause health benefit costs to skyrocket, Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) is...
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Schwab Study Finds More Diligence in Retirement Savings
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fourth Real Life Retirement quarterly pulse survey conducted by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. finds investors are paying more attention to their...
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2009 Compensation Targets Flat for Technology C-Suite
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the first time in a decade, C-suite executives at technology companies saw their 2009 total cash compensation target stay flat...
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OppenheimerFunds Unveils Retirement Tools for Sponsors, Advisers
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – OppenheimerFunds Retirement Services announced new tools for plan sponsors to communicate about target-date funds and increase participation rates, as well as business-building tools...
Administrator Charged with Embezzling Tens of Millions from Benefit Plans
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Melissa G. King, controlling owner of King Care LLC, has been charged with embezzling tens of millions of dollars from a union's benefits...
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U.S. Bank Announces HSA Enhancements
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Bank Healthcare Payment Solutions says it has
enhanced its Health Savings Account (HSA) online investment platform.
enhanced its Health Savings Account (HSA) online investment platform.
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Software Provider Offers Spanish Version of SPD
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employee benefits software provider ftwilliam.com has released a Spanish language version of the Summary Plan Description for its defined contribution plans.
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DC Participants not Fully Reaping Benefits of Market Rebound
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plans in the Callan DC Index underperformed the average comparable (2030) target-date fund last quarter, and the difference in allocations to equity could...
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Transamerica Funds Offer New Institutional Share Class
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Transamerica Asset Management Group has introduced a new institutional share class to the Transamerica Funds lineup.
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John Hancock Announces Adviser Web Site Enhancements
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (RPS) has launched an enhanced Web site for financial representatives to help them support clients and grow their...
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Federal Employees Saving More than the General Public
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal employees are ahead of the general population in personal savings, most notably within retirement accounts, according to the First Command Financial Behaviors...
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Self-Service HR Decision Tools on the Rise
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty-five percent of companies in a new survey offer employees self-service decision tools to assist with their health care decisions during the current...
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Fidelity Cuts Fees, Makes Investment Changes for 529 Plans
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has announced enhancements to its seven state-sponsored 529 College Savings Plans.
BNY Mellon Turns to Cecere for Global Product Slot
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has tapped James E. Cecere as managing director of Global Product Management for U.S. Financial Institutions.
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Research Report Describes Best Way to End Frozen Pensions
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal Financial Group has released a new research paper emphasizing the need for proper planning when winding down a hard-frozen defined benefit...
Three MFS Hires go to DCI Unit
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MFS Investment Management (MFS) has added three new members to its Defined Contribution Investments (DCI) group to focus its sales and relationship management...