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July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - During Q2 2011, the funded status of the model plan analyzed by Sibson and Segal Advisors declined from 87% to 86%.

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alternative exchange traded funds (ETFs) provider ProShares has announced the release of an ETF that seeks to provide hedge fund benefits without the...

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strategic Insight, an Asset International company, estimated that investors poured an additional $10.6 billion into U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in June, up from...

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Hampshire Retirement System has asked a court to block implementation of the part of a new pension reform law dealing with...

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Survey results from Fidelity Investments reveal more than half (55%) of current workplace savings plan participants say they would not be saving for...

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Uncertainty over the economy and unemployment increased in June, sparking U.S. mutual fund investors to net redeem an estimated $2 billion in cash...

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Institutional Retirement Income Council (IRIC), a non-profit think tank for the institutional retirement industry, has published a new issue brief outlining critical...

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Financial has chosen DST Global Solutions’ Anova middle office investment analytics solution to strengthen its managed account performance measurement and reporting capabilities.

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two dozen Dallas City Hall workers received reprimands or counseling after a recent probe found that they were spending too much time on...

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Another way for sponsors to ask “Is my plan design effective,” is to ask “Are participant behaviors effectively improving their retirement security,” according...

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar, Inc., a provider of independent investment research, has reported the estimated U.S. mutual fund asset flows through June 2011.  

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Independent investment research provider Morningstar, Inc., has issued a report on the estimated U.S. exchange-traded fund asset flows through June 2011.  

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor’s (DoL) Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued a final rule that extends the applicability date for fee disclosure.

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global has announced the release of Market Vectors CEF Municipal Income ETF (XMPT), the first exchange-traded fund...

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Precidian Funds LLC has announced the launch of the first U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on the Nikkei 225 index of Japanese equities.

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dee Sawyer has been appointed Head of Defined Contribution (DC) Product Management at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. 

 

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kansas-based retirement service provider CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., has announced the release of a 401(k) program available exclusively to Edward Jones financial...

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IQ Emerging Markets Mid Cap ETF (Ticker:EMER) was designed to allow investors to isolate pure-play Emerging Market mid-cap exposure for the first...

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Deloitte CFO Signals survey for the second quarter of 2011 found that chief financial officers (CFOs) are becoming increasingly concerned about factors...

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Deloitte CFO Signals survey for the second quarter of 2011 found that chief financial officers (CFOs) are becoming increasingly concerned about factors...