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July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING Investment Management Americas has hired Robert Robis as Senior Portfolio Manager on the Global Bond Team and Head of Fixed Income Macro...

July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hennion & Walsh has expanded its line-up of proprietary SmartTrust Unit Investment Trust (UIT) portfolios with the Tax-Free Income Trust (2011 Series H)...

July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey report from the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy finds 77% of employers in the state offered health insurance...

July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has ruled in favor of Whirlpool in a lawsuit over modifying retiree medical benefits.

July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a new report, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics says 64% of all private industry employees had access to...

July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Massachusetts state pension fund posted a 22.3% gain for the fiscal year ended June 30, its best return in 25 years, Treasurer...

July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association is refusing to disclose how much its retirees are receiving, even as other counties have agreed...

July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Newport Group has announced the appointment of Anthony Laudato as Vice President and Chief Actuary, leading the firm’s bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)...

July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent study from Mercer investigated trends in base pay increases for five categories of employees: executive, management, professional (sales and non-sales), office/clerical/technician,...

July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a difficult first half for investors, long-term mutual funds around the world achieved $350 billion of inflows so far in 2011, with...

July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. has partnered with BrightScope to create a benchmarking and advice solution for business owners, the ‘Retirement Plan Tune‐Up.’ 

July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants with retirement plan accounts through the Principal Financial Group now have another way to view their account information on the go: Principal...

July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan provider REDW Benefits, LLC has become the newest member of Alliance Benefit Group (ABG), which claims more than 700,000 retirement...

July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Legislators have suggested that the U.S. Department of Labor re-propose its change to the definition of fiduciary and include more economic analysis.

July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – SageView Advisory Group has announced the appointment of Todd Kobayashi, CFA, as Managing Director, Investment Strategy of its Midwest team.  

July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Putnam Investments has announced that Aaron Cooper and Richard “Shep” Perkins will lead the firm’s global equity research and international equity investments teams.  

July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Phyllis C. Borzi, Assistant Secretary of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, told legislators it is imperative that good, impartial investment advice be accessible...

July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Voters will get the chance to decide whether Ohio will opt out of the national health care overhaul, the Associated Press reports.

July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey for Virgin HealthMiles, a provider of employee health programs, finds the overwhelming majority of respondents will increase or maintain their investments in...

July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A sweeping new plan to overhaul the Pentagon’s retirement system would give some benefits to all troops and phase out the 20-year cliff...