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November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DST Retirement Solutions and Wealth Management Systems Inc. (WMSI) formed an alliance designed to provide expanded rollover service options to DST clients.
 

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity Investments was chosen by Janus Capital Group to provide it with a defined contribution plan , a non-qualified retirement savings plan, and...

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – WealthTrace has released an online retirement planning application for financial advisers and individuals who want to create their own retirement plan. 
 

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Trust Company has completed the acquisition of Fringe Benefit Administrators (FBA), a third-party...

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court hearing has been scheduled to block the release of the Oregon Public...

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Philadelphia Orchestra Association filed a motion last week asking the court to stop the American Federation of Musicians Employers Pension Fund from...

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The town of York, Pennsylvania, is considering establishing a “distressed pension earned income tax,” according to local news reports. 
 

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – JPMorgan Chase & Co was sued by Louisiana’s police pension fund, which claims the bank’s $88.3 million settlement with the U.S. Treasury Department...

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey of American workers found both men and women are concerned about saving enough for retirement; however, women are more concerned with...

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Baptist university in Georgia is receiving abundant media attention for a “Personal Lifestyle Statement“ that requires faculty and staff to adhere to...

November 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A searchable online database of earnings for 373,971 employees of New York State school districts outside New York City has been posted at...

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Maverik Country Stores will pay approximately $115,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC).
 

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – William Blair & Company launched the William Blair Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund and the William Blair Large Cap Value Fund. 
 

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Distributors (LFD) and Primerica, Inc. have formed a strategic alliance. 
 

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Phyllis C. Borzi, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), announced five appointments to Senior Executive Service...

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Month over month, exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets rose $110 billion, up 11.5% in October.  

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Higher education endowments earned returns averaging 19.8% in fiscal year 2011.

 

 

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Understanding of target-date funds (TDFs) is high, according to research from AllianceBernstein.
 

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) announced the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)  has selected it to be a strategic partner with the responsibility of managing TRS' $3...

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Smart401k is offering a new, flexible service delivery model for plan sponsors and plan-level...