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October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Northern Trust promoted Darius A. Gill from investment officer to managing director of the Foundation & Institutional Advisors group in the Central Region.

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will take...

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York Life Retirement Plan Services has expanded its industry practice service model, with the hiring of seven relationship managers.

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Friends Fiduciary Corporation (FFC), which manages assets for U.S. Quakers, has divested from three companies due to concerns about ties with the Israeli...

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Although workplace wellness programs are growing rapidly worldwide, lack of employee trust and buy-in are among the greatest potential impediments to the programs’...

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Plan Sponsor Council of America’s (PSCA) 55th Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans finds...

October 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Art Institute of Chicago is selling about $100 million of taxable and tax-exempt bonds partly to shore up unfunded pension obligations.

October 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) released a new educational certificate, The Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Administration Certificate.

October 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Multinational companies are aiming to significantly increase the corporate control and oversight of their employee benefit programs...

October 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In September, mutual fund investors continued to seek income and safety in bond funds, which gained another $32 billion for the month.

October 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Commonfund has appointed Eric W. Kolts as managing director in its commodities group.

October 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Regardless of party affiliation, Transition Boomers—those ages 55 to 65 who are less than 10 years...

October 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the wake of the recession, local governments have made changes to retirement and health care benefits offered to employees.

October 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled that an informal inquiry by a retirement plan participant about mismanagement of plan assets is protected activity...

October 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension Consultants Inc. hired Melissa Travis, J.D., LL.M., as an ERISA research analyst.

October 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A white paper from Rocaton Investment Advisors suggests market conditions combined with recently passed pension funding relief justifies a new look at liability-driven...

October 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer Hammond named national segment leaders of not-for-profit health care, higher education endowments, and foundations segments.

October 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Principal Financial Group is offering a suite of separate accounts designed to help defined benefit (DB) plans...

October 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aon Hewitt named Stuart Harris partner in the firm’s International Retirement & Investment practice, and client lead for the Midwest region.

October 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Baby Boomer women are more uncomfortable, worried or concerned than Boomer men about their current and future financial situation, according to an AARP...