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November 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation announced that the yearly maximum benefit a 65-year-old retiree can receive has increased to almost $56,000 from...

November 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service said its Employee Plans (EP) International unit has made significant progress on international initiatives and projects, including the Hacienda...

November 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Greenwich Roundtable released a white paper discussing how investors can manage complexity of alternative investments to improve their returns.

November 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over 95% of the 1,200 plan sponsors contacted by the Internal Revenue Service Employee Plans Compliance Unit voluntarily completed the online 401(k) Compliance...

November 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland has approved a global settlement that allows the U.S. Department of Labor to recover...

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 70% of companies plan to hold holiday parties in the coming weeks, according to an annual survey of human resources executives conducted...

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A former factory worker in Georgia has filed a lawsuit accusing his former employer of firing him for refusing to wear a "666"...

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College suggests that for corporate pension plans, the potential diversification benefits from investing...

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Audits of the Single-Employer and Multiemployer Program Funds administered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) for fiscal years (FY) 2011 and 2010...

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Gold Bullion International (GBI) and The Kingdom Trust Company are collaborating on a physical precious metals alternative investment offering for financial advisers and...

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has certified a class action lawsuit in the case against Countrywide that accuses the home mortgage firm of deceptive practices...

November 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ADP has launched the ADP ACCESS FlexAccount, a plan-level administration tool available to ADP Retirement Services clients, that the company says will assist...

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF's Ed Grzybowski, chief investment officer (CIO), will be retiring.

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Northern Trust has expanded its after-tax performance measurement capabilities to include the ability to model U.S. state tax liabilities. 

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual Retirement Services launched RetireSmart TV, a new series of short online videos spanning financial topics such as the importance of good credit,...

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A revised edition of The Trustee Handbook: A Guide to Labor-Management Employee Benefit Plans, Seventh Edition has been released. 
 

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. were sued by two pension funds over claims they made misleading statements about the...

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) pension plan, has hired Derek Smyth as managing...

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from Aon Hewitt, The Futures Company and the National Business Group on Health, reveals consumers want their employers to do...

November 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ADP announced it is making its ADP Mobile Solutions application available to additional ADP clients in the U.S.