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February 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average employee 401(k) contribution rose slightly in 2011 to $5,750, up from $5,680 the year before, reports Fidelity Investments. 
 

February 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. corporate pension plans saw a 1.7% increase in January, reported BNY Mellon Asset Management. 

February 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board published a draft of rules on the implementation of a Roth 401(k) option to the Thrift Savings...

February 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eighty-three percent of firms report they offer a non-qualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plan.
 

February 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR) - Principal Financial Group released a white paper called “Income Distribution: Comparing a Bucket Strategy...

February 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension plan sponsors view controlling funded status volatility as the top priority for their organizations, reports an SEI Quick Poll. 
 

February 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Great-West Retirement Services appointed Cheney Hunt as regional sales director for San Diego, California. 
 

February 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The share of plan assets in company stock fell seven percentage points for KSOPs, because of the diversification provisions in the Pension Protection...

February 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) filed a lawsuit against Towson Rehabilitation Center LLC...

February 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Over half of Canadian employees expect to keep working beyond their official retirement age.

February 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If passed, a proposal would allow University of Wisconsin System employees the choice to opt into a retirement plan outside the current Wisconsin...

February 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If passed, a proposal would allow University of Wisconsin System employees the choice to opt into a retirement plan outside the current Wisconsin...

February 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HighRoads finds less than half of employers are ready to distribute health care reform Summary of Benefits & Coverage materials.

February 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Arizona judge ruled a state law that increased the amount state employees needed to contribute toward their pensions is unconstitutional.

February 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors who conduct marketplace reviews with finals presentations are 55% more likely to remain with their current provider today than they...

February 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Oklahoma Firefighters Pension & Retirement System sued Citigroup, Discover Financial Services and Student Loan Corp. over claims that Student Loan Corp. misled investors...

February 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Alabama state senator has claimed that increasing teacher pay will attract people who aren’t “called to teach.”

February 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The majority of institutional asset owners closed 2011 in positive territory, according to the...

February 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Now that the Department of Labor’s (DoL) regulation for 408(b)(2) has been finalized, it...

February 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – DXP Enterprises, Inc. agreed to settle a disability and age discrimination lawsuit filed by...