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January 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Bank of Albuquerque discharged two managers because they were women and over 40 years of age.

January 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Annuity Think Tank, a website dedicated to annuities, has acquired Private Pension Plan, an educational resource company specializing in private pension plans.

January 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies reached $484 billion at December 31, 2011, an increase of $169 billion...

January 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group appointed Emily Pachuta as head of the Consumer Insights group within the Insurance Solutions/Retirement Solutions (IS/RS) division.

January 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined effects of poor investment returns and decreasing interest rates during 2011 caused the Towers Watson DB Pension Index to fall 16.2%.

January 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan fell 2.7 percentage points...

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has issued interim guidance on informational reporting to employees about the cost of their group health insurance coverage.

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Grand Central Partnership, Inc. (GCP) violated a consent decree and committed new illegal acts, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service has issued a number of Revenue Procedures revising procedures for furnishing advice to employee plans.

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four out of 10 employers expect to devote more time addressing retirement plan governance over the next two years.

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research indicates Americans could retire up to 10 years early and with a higher standard of living if they did so outside...

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research indicates that having employer-sponsored retiree health benefits could encourage workers...

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled the state's pension system can collect $156 million in overpayments to retirees.

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Great-West Retirement Services enhanced its websites for plan sponsor clients, advisers and third-party administrator (TPA) partners. 
 

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Credit Suisse Group AG is being sued in New York state court by Dutch pension fund Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP over losses on investments...

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ariel Investments, LLC launched two all-cap no-load mutual funds.  

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer has completed the acquisition of Alicia Smith & Associates, a Medicaid policy consulting...

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Connecticut law that guarantees workers the right to earn paid sick leave took effect on January 1.  

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York City’s largest pension will not be lead plaintiff in a lawsuit to recover millions of dollars from bankrupt MF Global.

January 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Minneapolis’ closed police and firefighters’ pension funds have merged into the statewide public safety pension plan.