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April 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Company match contributions are beneficial for retirement plan participants, but they can also provide benefits for sponsors, including employee attraction and retention.

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has concluded that defined contribution retirement plan approaches...

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new white paper from J.P. Morgan discusses a glide path strategy for corporate defined benefit (DB) plans.  

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against a former California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) CEO and a placement agent.

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The annual Trustees report on the financial health of Social Security Trust Funds says funds will be exhausted by 2033, three years sooner...

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A judge in the Cayman Islands ordered the liquidation of the flagship fund of a New York hedge fund manager.

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy last week.  

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of retirees is suing North Carolina’s employee health plan for breach of contract.

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Marymount Manhattan College refused to hire a choreography instructor for a tenure-track assistant professorship because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified released a white paper on the evolution of defined benefit (DB) plan technology...

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Oregon is suing British Petroleum (BP), claiming the company owes the state pension fund...

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bob Brinker was named managing director and head of sales in North America for...

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a measure to reduce contributions to public employees’ 401(k)-style accounts.  

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) of Ohio voted to amend its plan to strengthen the financial condition of the pension fund. 

April 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boomers pose major challenges for the future of traditional retirement communities, a study found.
 

April 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lion Street and American Financial Systems, Inc. (AFS) formed an alliance. 
 

April 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board approved a policy that limits the gifts that board members can accept.
 

April 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Farouki A. Majeed was named director of investments of the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio (SERS).
 

April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit against British Petroleum (BP) on behalf of four of the state's pension systems. 
 

April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large plans make up a significant majority of defined contribution (DC) assets.