Vanguard Adds to Fixed Income Group
August 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vanguard announced that Gemma Wright-Casparius has joined the investment management firm’s Fixed Income Group as a principal and senior portfolio manager.
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Transamerica Introduces Global Tactical Income Fund
August 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Asset Management Group is launching Transamerica Global Tactical Income in October.
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...
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...
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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,...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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.
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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...
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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,...
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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.
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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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 &...