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January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) announced the SPDR S&P Small Cap Emerging Asia Pacific ETF began trading on the NYSE Arca on January...

January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cat hiccups, a vengeful roommate and a governor’s phone call are among this year’s most unusual excuses employees gave for being tardy, according...

January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly 60% of Canadians are confident in their ability to save for retirement versus...

January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has given a public endorsement to create a 401(k)-style pension plan for teachers and government workers. 

January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors that participated in a survey by Mercer addressed climate change risk via asset allocation and other initiatives.

January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pepsi Beverages will pay $3.13 million to resolve a charge of race discrimination filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 

January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pepsi Beverages will pay $3.13 million to resolve a charge of race discrimination filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 

January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Account-based health plans grew in 2011, increasing to 12.4 billion in assets among $8.4 million accounts. 

January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ING’s U.S. Retirement division has launched the ING Lifetime Income Protection Program. 

January 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sacramento, California’s city manager told city employees more than 100 could lose their jobs unless they contribute more to their pensions.  

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Family Dollar Stores of Virginia, Inc. will pay $45,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit.

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows health spending by those near or in retirement declines to match income.  

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The John Hancock Investor Sentiment Index score improved in the fourth quarter of 2011 from the annual low measured in the year's third...

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new FAQ from the Internal Revenue Service addresses when a plan administrator may answer “yes” to Question 8 on the new Form...

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hostess Brands Inc. filed bankruptcy protection after failing to reach an agreement on pension and health benefits.

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BNY Mellon introduced its Performance & Risk Analytics (P&RA) Mobile Dashboard application.

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – David J. Kershner, FSA, EA has joined Cassidy Retirement Group (CRG) as a consulting...

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – James D. Racine joined Baden Retirement Plan Services as vice president. 

January 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunTrust Banks, Inc. added Discretionary Trustee Investment Management service to its institutional 401(k) platform.

January 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer released what its team believes to be the five most important pension risk...