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August 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New guidelines that will ensure women receive preventive health services at no additional cost were announced by the U.S. Department of Health and...

August 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Representative Reid Ribble (R-Wisconsin) has introduced H.R. 2662, The Health Equity Act of 2011.

August, 1 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Janus Capital Group Inc. has announced the launch of Janus Asia Equity Fund, which will be managed by Singapore-based Janus Portfolio Manager, Hiroshi...

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors in the Northern Trust Universe had their fourth consecutive quarter of positive results in Q2.

 

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has found that an employer has no stop-loss coverage for the medical expenses of an employee that was not on Family...

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has found that a defined contribution plan amendment liquidating two investment options was invalid because the sponsor did not follow amendment...

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has issued a final rule removing its regulation on Disclosure to Participants.

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Founders Financial Network, an independent, fee-only investment advisory firm and RIA, has announced the appointment of Jovita Honor, CFP, EA, CIMA as partner. 

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Now that many employees have addressed their immediate financial concerns, they are putting significantly more focus on their retirement planning, according to a...

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net outflows of $487 million in June, according to data from Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The process of selecting and monitoring investment options continues to be top of mind with employers, a survey has found.

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automation has become standard in many defined contribution (DC) plans, according to a new report from Aon Hewitt.

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey from Aon Hewitt finds that defined contribution (DC) plans are now the primary retirement savings vehicle for the majority of workers,...

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed a Review Board’s decision that Nolan Koewler is disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because...

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - N.C. Baptist Hospital will pay nearly $5.4 million to settle a federal lawsuit that accused MedCost, its group health plan, of requiring employees...

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation will pay the retirement benefits of more than 3,000 workers and retirees of the bankrupt airplane maintenance firm,...

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) has voted 4 to 1 to maintain the system’s assumed rate of return. 

 

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced he is launching an investigation into how various financial institutions are handling state pension investments.

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7%, seasonally adjusted, for the three-month period ending June 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The PwC Saratoga 2011/2012 US Human Capital Effectiveness Report finds that at 7%, voluntary turnover rates continued the year over year decline seen...