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December 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A settlement has been reached with Friendly Ice Cream Corp. and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC). 
 

December 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed two bills to change the way the state manages retiree healthcare. 
 

December 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Contribution rates that San Jose, California’s state government pension plans pay each year are expected to double over the next four years. 
 

December 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, supervisors will consider establishing a different retirement plan for new non-union employees who currently pay nothing toward their pensions.

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors should expect another turbulent year of market volatility caused by a mix of...

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – UPS Supply Chain Solutions (UPS SCS) will pay $95,000 to settle a disability discrimination...

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities, rose two points in November from its prior month’s...

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority (61%) of middle-market retirement plan sponsors do not feel prepared for new fee disclosure rules.

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four of the (United Food and Commercial Workers) UFCW/multi-employer pension funds to which The Kroger Co. contributes will merge into a new fund...

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Finance and HR executives see a partnership between both teams in the future as companies address implications of healthcare reform. 
 

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Among top changes government workers will see in their benefit packages are wellness initiatives. 

December 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans close to retirement expect to retire six years later than current retirees did. 
 

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - "The reality is that 401(k)s were never intended to take the place of pensions," said Thomas DiNapoli, New York state comptroller and sole...

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During the period of 2005-2010 the typical defined contribution (DC) plan participant earned an average annual return of 3.76%. 

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America named Walter White as the new president and CEO, effective January 1, 2012.

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401k ProAdvisor, a division of Wealth & Pension Services Group, Inc., is providing fiduciary reviews and cost analysis to assist retirement plan sponsors...

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified has introduced the next generation of its personalized OnTrack report.

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - November was another "risk-off" month for mutual fund investors with $6.3 billion in long-term outflows, according to data from Morningstar.

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the latest Investment Manager Outlook (IMO) survey conducted by Russell Investments, 70% of investment managers expect a similar level of volatility as in...

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -  “Comprehensive” is the key word, according to a new Wells Fargo poll of affluent Americans regarding retirement.