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April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Jerry Golden has been named head of government relations for Vanguard.

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State Street Corporation named Jeff Conway to lead its new Global Exchange organization.

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier is urging Congress to keep intact the federal tax exemption on municipal bonds.

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of British Columbia (B.C.) union pension plans may pull more than $1 billion of investments managed by RBC Financial Services.

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Since the release of the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget by President Barack Obama, there have been differing opinions on how retirement-related provisions...

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has remanded a case filed by an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) participant back to state court as a shareholder...

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has remanded a case filed by an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) participant back to state court as a shareholder...

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The adult dependent mandate (ADM) of the federal health insurance reform law increased employers' health care costs.

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The downward trend in average expense ratios paid by investors in mutual funds continued during 2012, says a report from the Investment Company...

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A provision in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget that pertains to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) could result in a disincentive for...

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING U.S. has announced plans to rebrand in the future as Voya Financial.

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There was a 28% increase in the number of participants taking loans from their 401(k)s, according to an analysis of Wells Fargo-administered plans.

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Maryland General Assembly passed legislation that would phase out a “corridor method” of funding the state’s pension plans.

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment managers grew more optimistic about the U.S. economy in the first quarter of 2013, according to a survey from Northern Trust.

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The retirement savings crisis can be averted, in part by “extending the scope of what has been a very effective piece of legislation,”...

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Stock and bond mutual funds and ETFs (exchange-traded funds) set an all-time quarterly flows record in the first quarter of 2013 of $246...

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Improving economic conditions and a strengthening job market are prompting many U.S. companies to enhance their employee stock purchase plans.

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Insight Benefits Group, a national employee benefits and risk management firm, offers an Employer Impact Analysis for health care reform.

April 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Unity College in Maine reports its endowment has not suffered as a result of divesting from fossil fuels.

April 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Andrew Scherer was appointed director of defined contribution (DC) intermediary distribution for Russell Investments’ U.S. adviser-sold business.