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Products | November 30th, 2011

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Enhances DC Consulting Capabilities

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has made enhancements to its consulting capabilities for defined contribution plans.

Deals and People | November 30th, 2011

AXA Equitable Hires Sales Leader for 401(k) Unit

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company announced Richard Frink has joined the company as its 401(k) national sales manager.

Products | November 30th, 2011

Dow Jones Launches RBP U.S. Small-Cap Index

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Dow Jones Indexes launched the Dow Jones RBP U.S. Small-Cap Index, a gauge designed to measure the performance of 100 top-ranked small-cap stocks...

Compliance | November 30th, 2011

Plan Must Pay Back Assets Wrongly Transferred to Ex-Spouse

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 2^nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a defined contribution plan must pay a former participant assets that were wrongly transferred...

Products | November 30th, 2011

Schwab Redesigns Educational Website

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. has redesigned its educational website www.SchwabMoneyWise.com.

Benefits | November 30th, 2011

Fidelity Analysis Finds Auto Enrollment Increases Plan Participation

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis by Fidelity Investments found more than half (51%) of its 401(k) participants are now in a plan that offers auto enrollment.

Benefits | November 30th, 2011

Survey Finds Americans Feel Financially Under-Protected

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a survey sponsored by New York Life Insurance Company, 53% of U.S....

Deals and People | November 30th, 2011

Mercer Hires Norwalk Office Leader

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ted Nussbaum has joined Mercer as Norwalk (Connecticut) office leader and senior client manager.

Benefits | November 30th, 2011

A Different Definition of the “American Dream” is Emerging

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new American Dream that is less conventional and more personalized is emerging, according to the fifth annual MetLife Study of the American Dream.

Benefits | November 30th, 2011

PBGC to Take Over Philadelphia Orchestra Pension Plans

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal bankruptcy judge agreed to allow the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to take over the Philadelphia Orchestra’s pension plans, reports the New...

Benefits | November 30th, 2011

Americans Don’t Enjoy Vacations as Do Global Peers

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Expedia's Vacation Deprivation study found that on the whole, European workers enjoy considerably more vacation time, as measured by days given and days...

Compliance | November 29th, 2011

IRS Provides Sample Plan Amendment for Underfunded Pension Plan Limitations

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a notice providing a sample plan amendment that plan sponsors may adopt to satisfy § 436...

Products | November 29th, 2011

Towers Watson Provides Stable Value Strategies for Plan Sponsors

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Towers Watson has released a white paper that asserts that stable value investors should...

Compliance | November 29th, 2011

PBGC: American Airlines Bankruptcy Could Hurt Financial Position

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Director Josh Gotbaum said based on the agency’s estimates, American Airlines employees could lose a billion dollars in...

Products | November 29th, 2011

MBGH Offers Help on Health Benefit Designs

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) released a series of recommendations to assist...

Benefits | November 29th, 2011

Military Families Losing Confidence in Retirement Savings

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The long-term financial confidence of military families is beginning to unravel, according to the First Command Financial Behaviors Index.

Benefits | November 29th, 2011

401(k) Sponsors Increasingly Focused on Investments

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PSCA’s survey, 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Response to Current Conditions, finds while companies are in the process of restoring contributions, they are...

Benefits | November 29th, 2011

LASERS to Ask for Reduced Government Employer Pension Contributions

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS) wants a change to state law that will reduce state government employers' pension system contributions by...

Administration | November 29th, 2011

Pensions Will Report Lower Funded Ratios under New GASB Rules

The report noted that GASB proposes two major changes for reporting purposes: Assets would be valued at market rather than smoothed; and Liabilities would be discounted by a blended rate...

Benefits | November 29th, 2011

Honolulu, San Francisco Top U.S. Cities in Quality of Living Survey

November 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vienna has the best living standard in the world, according to the Mercer 2011 Quality of Living Survey.

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