Charles Schwab Adds to Executive Team
July 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Charles Schwab Corporation has announced the appointments of Omar Aguilar, Brett Wander, and John Sturiale.
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Munder Launches Mid- and Small/Mid-Cap Funds
July 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Munder Capital Management has announced the launch of Munder Integrity Mid-Cap Value Fund and Munder Integrity Small/Mid-Cap Value Fund.
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Michigan 401(k) Plan Cuts Liability Costs
July 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy found that a 14-year-old reform that ended defined pension benefits for...
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Lincoln Trust Offers Plan, Participant Fee Disclosure Solution
July 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lincoln Trust Company is offering a fee disclosure solution that it says goes beyond next year’s regulatory requirements.
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CalPERS Casts "Wide Net" for New Investment Vehicle
July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is searching for a New Investment Vehicle that will focus on domestic emerging...
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Capping Tax-Preferred 401(k) Contributions Would Hurt Workers
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...
U.S. Pension Plans Chip Away at Deficits in June
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...
HHS Issues Proposal on Health Insurance Exchanges
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...
ETF Assets Down in June
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,...
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Jeffrey Bronchick Launches New Equity Investment Firm
July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jeffrey Bronchick, CFA, has announced that he has opened a value-oriented equity investment firm, Cove Street Capital.
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Castle Rock, Wagner Law Team up on Fee Disclosure Solution
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...
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Employees Adjust to High Fuel Costs
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...
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Morningstar Adds to Direct Platform
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.
Nonprofit Healthcare Orgs See Second Year of Double Digit Gains
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...
Louis Finney Joins UBS
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.
OMAM Appoints Director of Institutional Retirement
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...
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High Deductible Health Plans Continue to Grow
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...
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TIAA-CREF and Emeriti Team to Offer Health Care Savings Solution
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.
PwC Finds Drop in Pension Discount Rates, Projected Returns
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...
PSNC 2011: Committeed Relationships
July 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Deciding what investments should be included in a retirement plan’s menu and monitoring those investments is a huge amount of risk and liability...