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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...

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has moved forward claims by investors in State Street stock, including retirement plan participants, relating to its foreign exchange practices.

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MBM Advisors has been purchased from Sterling Bank by Chairman Donald R. Black, CEO Lindsey A. Black and President Robert L. Burnam.

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Dow Jones Indexes and UBS Investment Bank have announced the launch of the Dow Jones-UBS Roll Select Commodity Index, a gauge designed to...

August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent study from Hearts & Wallets found that affluent accumulators, ages 40–60, are saving for financial freedom rather than a traditional retirement....

August 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In June we held the sixth annual PLANSPONSOR National Conference.   

 

August 5. 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Rydex has announced the launch of two new equal weight (EW) ETFs.

 

August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - San Francisco lawmakers have voted to drop a measure that would have changed the city’s health care law so that unused amounts contributed...

August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Westminster Consulting has announced the appointment of Gabriel Potter as Senior Investment Research Associate. 

August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) rose to more than $11.7 billion in June according to a survey by Devenir, an investment firm that specializes...

August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Choicelinx has incorporated a suite of communications tools embedded in its employee self-service Web site that employers can use to deliver customized messages...

August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System reported preliminary investment returns of 24% for fiscal year 2011.

August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. REIT total returns were more than double those of the broader equity market in the first seven months of 2011 and significantly...

August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 117,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor...

August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a statement, the San Diego County Employees’ Retirement Association (SDCERA) said it has obtained the direction it sought from the appellate courts...

August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ontario has passed long-awaited regulations to the Family Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 133), effective January 1, 2012, which Sibson Consulting says draws plan...

August 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Miami-Dade County Circuit Court has found that pension changes for firefighters and police officers must be submitted to a referendum of the...