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August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant withdrawal and contribution data indicate that essentially all defined contribution plan participants continued to save in their retirement plans at work, according...

August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New analysis of 401(k) recordkeeper platform data has uncovered that retirement plan sponsors are selecting only specific parts of a target-date fund series,...

August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) assets rose $9 billion in July, up 0.8%, according to the State Street Global Advisors ETF Snapshot report for...

August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Group benefits provider Mutual of Omaha has announced the launch its Employee Benefits Information Center. 

August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Dow Jones Indexes has announced the launch of its Global Shipping Index, which measures the performance of twenty-five dividend-paying companies in the shipping...

August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the latest figures by Mercer, Market volatility in the first six trading days of August has dealt a severe blow to...

August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ING has announced the release of a newly-enhanced retirement health reserve account program designed to help public sector employers manage future expenses and...

August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bankruptcy court judge has granted gift basket retailer Harry & David Holdings permission to terminate its pension plan covering more than 2,700...

August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer and Extend Health Inc. have announced a new partnership, effective immediately, to help employers better manage retiree health care benefits. 

August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A staff member at Baltimore Behavioral Health Inc. has filed a lawsuit alleging that officials there "diverted and stole" thousands of dollars from...

August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Human capital solutions provider Morehead has found that overall, employee engagement among health care organizations trended slightly downward in 2010, as compared to...

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Master Trusts enjoyed their best July to June one-year performance since 1986, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service.

 

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Standard has announced the appointment of two new pension consultants. 

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California's 1st District Court of Appeal reversed a decision by the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board in the case of Ogilvie vs. WCAB,...

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Retirement has announced the launch of Experience Prudential Retirement, a custom Web site building solution, and has upgraded its digital properties and...

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Wagner Law Group has announced the expansion of its practice to include employment law.   

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BlackRock, Inc. has announced the expansion of its menu of index mutual funds for defined contribution (DC) plans with the launch of nine...

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Schering Plough pharmaceutical representatives have won in a law suit seeking overtime pay.

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a lawsuit that Trinity Health Corporation violated federal law by retaliating against employees...

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors of all ages are turning to cash in what appears to be a deliberate and longer-term fundamental change in investing – and...