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March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exchange-traded fund assets declined in February, but have nonetheless increased 29.1% over the past year.

March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Symetra Financial has named Michael Fry, a six year veteran of the company, as its next senior vice president for the Group division.

March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey Supreme Court justices are considering whether a Smith Barney company stock policy in which brokers who leave the firm before two...

March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust has named Stephen N. Potter president of Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI), the company announced.

March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services has announced two new appointments at the firm.

March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Global Investors (BGI) announced the launch of five new iShares international exchange traded funds (ETFs).

March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR solutions provider Ascentis has merged with EBS On Line, a payroll solutions provider.

March 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Harvard Management Company (HMC) has tapped the chief investment officer of Wellesley College as HMC's new president and chief executive officer.

March 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Illinois has given final approval to a $24.4 million settlement of charges that Walgreen Co. discriminated against workers because...

March 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. retirement plan assets have nearly doubled in value since 1997, according to Watson Wyatt Worldwide's 2008 Global Pensions Asset Study.

March 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seligman is discounting retirement plan takeover fees for Seligman Growth 401(k) plans, the company announced.

March 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Global Investors, N.A. (BGI) announced that it has selected MetLife as the income annuity provider to retirement plans investing in the firm's...

March 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just under six in 10 retirement plan participants in a recent survey said they have an asset allocation investment option in their plan.

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers for non-profit employers say they are ready to make a long-term commitment to the non-profit space, but that salary and work-life balance...

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At least 49 U.S. hedge funds closed in 2007, representing $18.6 billion in assets, according to recently released research published by Absolute Return...

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators have contended that fiduciaries may still be legally required to disclose plan fees such as revenue sharing even if such a...

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has awarded the ex-wife of a pension plan trustee penalties of $50 per day for not being supplied with plan...

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has announced the 2008 schedule to fully reconstitute its U.S. and global equity index families.

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly three-fourths (71%) of American workers fear losing health insurance if they change jobs, according to a survey released by the AFL-CIO.

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - WellSteps has used published return on investment (ROI) literature to create an easy-to-use worksite wellness program ROI calculator.