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November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sears, Roebuck & Co. will pay $100,000 to settle a race, sex, and age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal...

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Public employee retirees in Oregon have filed a class-action lawsuit seeking to prevent the public release of their individual pension benefits later this...

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that the public has a right to access the names of state pension benefit recipients, as 

November 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In October, Milliman, Inc.’s Pension Funding Index results show a $44 billion investment gain...

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The South Carolina Budget and Control Board voted Thursday to cut retirement benefits for the state’s 137,500 retired teachers, police officers, and state...

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Asset Management has announced leadership appointments within its Fixed Income Division, which includes the company’s Bond Group and Money Market Group.

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONOR.com) -  USAA Life Insurance Cos. has announced a new immediate income annuity, the Guaranteed Retirement Income...

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired the employee benefits division of Kaeding, Ernst & Company.

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The results from the Benefits USA 2011/2012 survey found employers are offering a variety of benefits to employees.  

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Randstad Employee Confidence Index increased by 0.8 points to 45.6 in October, showing that slightly fewer workers believe the economy is getting...

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Printer R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. is freezing its defined benefit plans, reports Business Insurance. 
 

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Michigan State House approved changes to the state employee retirement plans, including an...

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong asset returns and no change in liabilities in October drove a 4.7 percentage-point increase in the funded status of the typical U.S....

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite difficult markets, long-term mutual funds in Asia recorded $25 billion of net inflows during the third quarter, according to global research firm...

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among plan participants who took some type of savings action during Q3 2011, 72% took a positive action (started or increased contributions), Bank...

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – PLANSPONSOR’s Defined Contribution survey indicates 403(b) plan sponsors have room for improvement in benchmarking and measuring plan success.

November 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor is suing Baltimore Behavioral Health Inc. and chief executive William "Kris" Hathaway for allegedly failing to turn over...

November 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fiduciary Benchmarks announced the formal rollout of its Defined Contribution Plan Design Optimization Service for recordkeepers, TPAs, broker dealers, and advisers.

November 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California retirement plan provider Retirement Desk is offering a no-cost fee benchmarking service.  

November 3, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the past five years, alternative workplace (AW) practices have escalated, a new study finds.