Administration | June 28th, 2011 Philly Orchestra Challenged on Funding Pension June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In connection with its April 16 bankruptcy petition, the Philadelphia Orchestra Association has claimed that...
Administration | June 28th, 2011 Philly Orchestra Challenged on Funding Pension June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In connection with its April 16 bankruptcy petition, the Philadelphia Orchestra Association has claimed that...
Ask the Experts | June 28th, 2011 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Plan Administration after Consolidating Vendors June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – During the recent PLANSPONSOR National Conference Ask the Experts panel a plan sponsor said,...
Benefits | June 28th, 2011 Report Finds Hole in Retirement Offerings for Charter Schools June 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report on how charter schools handle teachers’ pensions, published by the Thomas B....
Benefits | June 24th, 2011 PSNC 2011: Best Practices for 403(b) Plans June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – At the recent PLANSPONSOR National Conference, 403(b) plan sponsors heard what some peers are doing...
Opinions | June 24th, 2011 (b)Mused: Different Strokes June 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)Mused) – At the PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Chicago last week, I spent some time talking...
Ask the Experts | June 21st, 2011 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Why Offer Both a 401(a) and 403(b)? June 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – During the recent PLANSPONSOR National Conference's live Ask the Experts panel a plan sponsor...
Products | June 21st, 2011 TSA Consulting Acquires TPA Firm June 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TSA Consulting Group, Inc., an independent provider of 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plan administration services,...
Benefits | June 21st, 2011 GA School System Considers Giving Funds Back to Employees June 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the Newton County (Georgia) Board of Education are considering using additional expected funds...
Opinions | June 17th, 2011 Building a Great 403(b) Menu: Part 2, the process June 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - In Part 1, we covered some of the structural considerations of building a great...
Benefits | June 17th, 2011 Firm Discusses 403(b) Operational Errors Discovered during Audit June 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Accounting firm Eisner Amper says many 403(b) plan sponsors have been confronted with operational errors...
Benefits | June 17th, 2011 MA Hospital Moves to 403(b) as It Files for Bankruptcy June 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Berkshire Healthcare Inc, the parent of North Adams Regional Hospital, has filed for bankruptcy...
Ask the Experts | June 14th, 2011 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Catch-Up Confusion June 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “I read that a 403(b) retirement plan participant can be using what he believes...
Compliance | June 14th, 2011 MA Lawmakers Propose Retirement Option for Nonprofits June 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two Massachusetts lawmakers have formed a Nonprofit Caucus within the Massachusetts Legislature.
Opinions | June 10th, 2011 Another Look at the IRS Higher Education Compliance Initiative June 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - The Employee Plans Compliance Unit (EPCU) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced...
Ask the Experts | June 7th, 2011 (b)lines Ask the Experts – New Form 5500 SSA Schedule June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “I read in a recent Ask the Experts Column on small/frozen Plan 5500 filings...
Benefits | June 7th, 2011 NH Public TV Cuts 403(b) Contribution June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Hampshire Public Television is cutting 20 full-time jobs and taking other measures in response...
Products | June 2nd, 2011 U.S. Retirement Partners Acquires Southern CA 403(b) Provider June 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Retirement Partners (USRP) has acquired USD Insurance and Financial Services, Inc. (USD), adding to...
Ask the Experts | May 31st, 2011 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Testing the Limits May 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “We sponsor an elective deferral 403(b) plan that is subject to ERISA. There are...
Benefits | May 27th, 2011 Comparing Year-over-Year 403(b) Plan Stats May 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Comparing the results of the 2010 and 2011 403(b) Plan Surveys from the Profit Sharing/401k...