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IRS Extends Delay of 409A Rulings

September 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has decided to extend its temporary halt on rulings and determination letters regarding the tax consequences of nonqualified deferred...
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ICI Answers Questions on Money Market Funds

September 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following the U.S. Department of the Treasury's announcement on September 19 of an emergency, temporary guaranty program to protect shareholders of money market...
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NY Unveils Pension System Watchdog

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has unveiled a new Retirement Compliance Unit to police compliance with eligibility requirements for the New York...
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Bush Pens ADA Change Bill into Law

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush on Thursday signed into law the ADA Amendments Act that includes a number of changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Public Pension Groups: We're Still OK

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - National trade groups representing the nation's largest public pension funds contended that state and local pension programs "remain sound" despite the ongoing Wall...
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Lawsuits Spring up from Lehman Brothers Fall

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Broker-dealer Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. is suing mutual fund manager the Reserve Fund, alleging Reserve Fund personnel secretly and improperly alerted various institutional...
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Bush Pens ADA Change Bill into Law

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush on Thursday signed into law the ADA Amendments Act that includes a number of changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act.