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March 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America introduced a 401(k) solution from Merrill Edge designed for small businesses. 

March 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets in target-date funds (TDFs) grew to $380 billion by year-end 2011 and are...

March 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Associates Incorporated appointed John C. Hindman president of the firm.
 

March 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Standard Retirement Services, Inc. launched two enhanced retirement plan websites.

March 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J.P. Morgan Chase paid $384 million to American Century Investment Management after losing an arbitration over accusations of breaches related to the bank’s...

March 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court decided that a waiver of benefits can be enforced through a direct suit against a named beneficiary after benefits have...

March 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The merger or acquisition of a company can have implications for both firms’ retirement...

March 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Kentucky Senate committee voted unanimously to do away with the state’s Confederate Soldiers Pension Fund.

March 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A $10 million settlement of a stock drop suit against Bear Stearns has been filed in federal court.

March 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) Secretary Hilda L. Solis told lawmakers this week that the agency is not rushing on its re-proposal of...

March 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Retirement Services appointed Harriet Jacobs regional sales director for its Government Markets business. 

March 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The South Carolina House approved a bill that will require public employees to contribute...

March 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty-eight percent of plan sponsors who are not fully bundled indicate they would be...

March 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Market Vectors ETF Trust launched Market Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap ETF (IDXJ). 

March 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust has enhanced its fixed income analytics. 

March 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eighty-five percent of small businesses are not making changes or long-term plans based on health care reform legislation.

March 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Twenty-seven percent of Americans are unsure how much to save or invest to meet their future needs. 

March 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The companies of OneAmerica selected Mike Gastineau as regional sales director for retirement business in Indiana.

March 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – J.P. Morgan Chase agreed to pay $150 million to settle a lawsuit claiming losses from the bank’s securities lending program.

March 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOSR.com) – The Hartford is pursuing the sale of, or other strategic alternatives, for its Retirement Plans business.