Compliance | July 31st, 2009 403(b) Relief on Form 5500 Extends to Future Plan Years July 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In Field Assistance Bulletin 2009-02, the Department of Labor provided 403(b) plans some relief regarding...
Benefits | July 29th, 2009 Public Access TV Station Rejects 403(b) in Favor of SIMPLE IRA July 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The board of directors for PEGASYS, a public-access television station in Enid, Oklahoma, has approved...
Products | July 23rd, 2009 se2 Adds Features to 403(b)connect July 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - se2 (service.end2end), a provider of business technology and processing solutions for the financial services and...
Benefits | July 22nd, 2009 Mediator to Decide School Officials, Union 403(b) Dispute July 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In Indiana, Tippecanoe School Corp. (TSC) officials and representatives of Tippecanoe Education Association met with...
Compliance | July 20th, 2009 DoL Provides Relief on Form 5500 Reporting for 403(b) Plans July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor, in Field Assistance Bulletin 2009-02 has provided transitional relief for...
Benefits | July 14th, 2009 Minn. 403(b) Vendor Dispute Awaits Judge's Ruling July 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Minnesota state judge told both sides in the continuing dispute over the number of...
Benefits | July 7th, 2009 Target-Date Funds Gain Popularity in 403(b) Plans July 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new 403(b) sponsor survey provides evidence of the popularity of target-date funds, as 51.2%...
Products | July 1st, 2009 SPARK Issues New 403(b) Info Sharing Best Practices for 2010 July 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute has released new best practices for 403(b) plans to share remittance and...
Administration | June 30th, 2009 Investment Scam Victims Include 403(b) Participants June 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Texas state district judge has approved the start of a claims process for Texans...
Products | June 29th, 2009 Diversified Announces Intent to Sponsor 403(b) Prototype June 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc. announced it has notified the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of its...
Deals and People | June 24th, 2009 Symetra Expands 403(b) Team June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Symetra Financial announced that Ernest Jordan has joined the company as managing director of the...
Compliance | June 23rd, 2009 IRS Finalizes List of 403(b) Documents Declared Out-of-Date June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has finalized its list of guidance documents issued in the...
Compliance | June 15th, 2009 Important Deadline for 403(b) Participants Fast Approaching June 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sponsors of 403(b) plans may wish to alert participants that the deadline is June 30...
Products | June 12th, 2009 Psychiatric Care Facility Taps MassMutual as Bundled 403(b)/DB Provider June 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has been selected by The Austen Riggs Center, based in Stockbridge,...
Benefits | June 11th, 2009 MI School Districts Choose The Standard as Single Vendor June 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard Insurance Company, a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. has announced it has been...
Products | June 10th, 2009 Great-West Announces Intent to Sponsor 403(b) Prototype June 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Retirement Services announced today that it has notified the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of...
Compliance | June 9th, 2009 Trade Groups/Providers Comment on 403(b) Prototype Program June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The deadline for comments on the Internal Revenue Service's proposal for a 403(b) plan document...
Benefits | June 9th, 2009 Teachers Union Takes County to Court over Vendor Reduction June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Minnesota District 861 school board may now wish it had heard employees' grievances over...
Administration | June 8th, 2009 403(b) Changes Mean Altered Provider Landscape June 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Labeling the 403(b) space "arguably the most dynamic retirement market sector," a new report by...
Benefits | June 3rd, 2009 SPARK Offers Suggestions for 403(b) Prototype Program June 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute submitted a comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commending it...