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June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Madison, Wisconsin-based CUNA Mutual Group will acquire CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.

June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey suggests the majority of professionals believe their employers are doing what's needed to respond to the economic downturn.

June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF has announced the appointment of Tony Cox as Head of Consultant Relations.

June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), whose union pension fund holds about 3% of Morgan Stanley's outstanding shares, has...

June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Symetra Financial announced that Ernest Jordan has joined the company as managing director of the company's 403(b) Group Distribution Channel.

June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $55.5 billion in May, according to the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted unanimously to propose rule amendments designed to significantly strengthen the regulatory framework for money market...

June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A closely-watched U.S. House bill mandating comprehensive 401(k) fee disclosures and dealing with plans providing investment advice made it out of committee on...

June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North Dakota Democratic U.S. Representative Earl Pomeroy on Tuesday unveiled a wide variety of possible approaches to helping defined benefit pension plans make...

June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In testimony before the House Education and Labor Committee, Michael Stapley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Deseret Mutual and Vice Chair of...

June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer has launched "equity choice," a new online decision-support tool for employers offering an equity exchange program.

June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has finalized its list of guidance documents issued in the last 45 years dealing with 403(b) plans declared...

June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR) suggests employers have been slow to recognize the personnel management implications...

June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions of Brainerd, Minnesota, and Archimedes Systems, of Waltham, Massachusetts, have jointly launched a Web site, RothRetirement.com, to help educate...

June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mark A. Schmid has stepped down from his post as chief investment officer for Boeing Co. and has been tapped for a similar...

June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit Software Inc., a Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of online employee benefits enrollment and communication solutions, has launched a green initiative...

June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cogo Wolf Asset Management, a global, multi-asset alternative investment firm, announced the launch of the Cogo Wolf Trimaran Liquidity Fund, a highly liquid...

June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former Citigroup senior executives, Antonio Cacorino and Fredrick Chapey, have formed StormHarbour Partners LP, an independent, 50-professional global markets firm which, through subsidiaries,...

June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FTSE Group and Record plc, a specialist currency investment manager, have hashed out an agreement to create a new range of currency Forward...

June 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When asked what level of detail they would like to receive in information about retirement plan fees, only 31% of workers surveyed said...