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Investing | August 19th, 2011

U.S. Stock Funds Experience Market Crisis Levels of Outflows in July

August 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund outflows reached 2008 levels in July, with U.S. stock funds losing the most assets at $122 billion, or -3.3%, according to...

Investing | August 19th, 2011

ETFs See Positive Flows in July

August 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While ETFs remain $27.6 billion off their peak asset level from April 2011, they experienced two consecutive months of inflows in June and...

Benefits | August 19th, 2011

Japan Allows for Employee Contributions to DC Plans

August 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new pension bill that allows employees to contribute to defined contribution (DC) plans on a pretax basis passed in the August 4,...

Products | August 19th, 2011

VALIC Retains Relationship with Enloe Medical Center

August 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - VALIC has again been selected as the exclusive 403(b) and 401(a) plan provider for Enloe Medical Center in Chico, California.

Products | August 18th, 2011

Nyhart Announces Latin American Pension Partner

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Actuarial and employee benefits consulting firm Nyhart announced the launch of a new strategic partnership with GAMA Consultores Associados, a consulting...

Products | August 18th, 2011

Nyhart Announces Latin American Pension Partner

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Actuarial and employee benefits consulting firm Nyhart announced the launch of a new strategic partnership with GAMA Consultores Associados, a consulting...

Deals and People | August 18th, 2011

Great-West Appoints Sales Director to Plains States

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ross Plumberg has been appointed Great-West Retirement Services’ regional 401(k) sales director for Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Benefits | August 18th, 2011

Military Contractor Sued over Picked on Male Worker

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DynCorp International, LLC, a US-based private military contractor and aircraft maintenance company, is being sued by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for...

Benefits | August 18th, 2011

Middle-Income Boomers Commit to Retirement Savings

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest study released by the Bankers Life and Casualty Company Center for a Secure Retirement (CSR) reveals despite a bleak economic outlook,...

Benefits | August 18th, 2011

Employers Want Workers Who Keep Emotions in Check

August 18, 2011 (PLANSONSOR.com) – According to a CareerBuilder survey, 71% of employers say they value emotional intelligence (EI) over IQ in employees.

Benefits | August 18th, 2011

Majority of Large Employers Revamping Health Benefit Programs for 2012

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to a new survey by the National Business Group on Health, large U.S. employers are planning to have workers share more of...

Deals and People | August 18th, 2011

Mercer Names Head of Investment Management for U.S. Region

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer has named Senior Partner Tom Murphy as Head of its Investment...

Administration | August 18th, 2011

TPAs Have 30% Influence of Total 401(k) Assets

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent study conducted by Cerulli shows the TPA marketplace has a 30% influence on 401(k) assets.

Administration | August 18th, 2011

Nearly Half of DC Plan Sponsors to Offer Inflation Protection Strategies

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Mercer US Defined Contribution Investment Survey, which polled 233 defined contribution (DC) retirement plan sponsors, found nearly half either offer or plan to soon...

Administration | August 18th, 2011

529 Plan Assets Increase in Q2 2011

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial Research Corporation's (FRC) 529 College Savings Quarterly Data Highlights show 529 savings plan assets have increased to an estimated $149.8 billion...

Administration | August 18th, 2011

Investors Who Maintain Diversified Asset Allocation Strategy Are Rewarded

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments' second quarter 2011 review of 401 (k) accounts confirmed that even during the most volatile market activity, investors who maintain a...

Deals and People | August 18th, 2011

J.P. Morgan Hires Head of National Accounts

August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J.P. Morgan Asset Management has hired Matthew Mintzer as head of National Accounts and leader of the Defined Contribution (DC) Advisor Team for...

Deals and People | August 17th, 2011

Ulmer & Berne Adds Employment Attorney to Cleveland Office

August 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ulmer & Berne LLP announced employment and labor attorney Mark Floyd has joined the firm as partner and co-chair of the Employment &...

Benefits | August 17th, 2011

Most Stock Drop Cases Involve 401(k) Plans

August 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a new review of litigation on the issue of employer stock in retirement plans, the National Center for Employee Ownership has found...

Compliance | August 17th, 2011

DoL Files Brief in SunTrust Stock Drop Case

August 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis is asking an appellate court to uphold a district court's decision refusing to dismiss a claim...