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July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new analysis from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds that the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform proposed tax...

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies decreased by $15 billion during June, from a deficit of...

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a framework to assist states in building insurance exchanges, which will be...

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As of June 30, 2011, 1,105 Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - with assets totaling $1.1 trillion - were managed by 35 ETF managers,...

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jeffrey Bronchick, CFA, has announced that he has opened a value-oriented equity investment firm, Cove Street Capital.  

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Castle Rock Innovations, LLC (CRI) has announced its partnership with The Wagner Law Group in the support of its flagship AXIS Retirement Plan...

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty-one percent of employees say they are driving less or combining trips to lighten the burden of rising gas prices, according to a...

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar Inc. has added a new asset allocation and forecasting functionality to Morningstar Direct, a Web-based global investment analysis platform for institutional investors. 

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average FY2010 total return on investable assets for nonprofit healthcare organizations participating in the 2011 Commonfund Benchmarks Study Healthcare Organizations Report was...

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UBS Global Asset Management has announced the hire of Louis Finney as Executive Director and Senior Strategist, Global Investment Solutions.  

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S.-based global asset management business of Old Mutual plc, Old Mutual Asset Management (OMAM), has named Michael Raso Senior...

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – PricewaterhouseCoopers' 2011 Health &Well-Being Touchstone Survey shows the average reported increase in employers’ medical plan costs was 8% for 2009 and 7.8% for...

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF has announced a new collaboration with Emeriti Retirement Health Solutions that will help individuals save for their retirement health care needs. 

July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report finds a drop in pension and OPEB discount rates, while the median expected long-term rate of return...