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09 Feb 2010 13:43

February 9, 2010

PRODUCTS - Feb 09, 2010
Research and Social Network Site for Institutional Investors Launched
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment Governance, Inc. has launched FiduciaryX, a new research, education, data, and social network portal for institutional investors and their service providers.

FINANCE - Feb 09, 2010
CT Pension Body Files Executive Pay Proposals
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, principal fiduciary of the $22.7-billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF), announced that the CRPTF filed shareholder proposals at twelve major corporations to strengthen executive pay practices.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 09, 2010
Greece Changes Retirement Age to Cut Pension Costs
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Greece's government on Tuesday unveiled a change in the average retirement age and called on civil servants to accept bonus cuts to pull the country out of an unprecedented financial crisis.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 09, 2010
2010 Salary Hikes Forecast to be Skimpy
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New 2010 projections show that salary increase budgets in the U.S. will be below 3% for the first time in more than two decades.

FINANCE - Feb 09, 2010
Vermont City Files FINRA Complaint against Morgan Stanley
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The city of Burlington, Vermont, has filed a regulatory complaint against Morgan Stanley alleging that firm’s consultants sold the city pension fund investments that caused it to lose $21 million.

PRODUCTS - Feb 09, 2010
HealthPass Enhances Health Plan Offering for Small Employers
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HealthPass, the New York City-based non-profit health insurance exchange for small employers, has partnered with Medical Cost Advocate Inc. to provide advocacy services to participants in any of its health insurance plans.

PRODUCTS - Feb 09, 2010
Transamerica to Offer Diversified Growth Strategy to Retail Investors
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Asset Management Group has teamed up with Wellington Management to offer the Transamerica WMC Diversified Growth fund to retail investors in April 2010.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 09, 2010
NJ Lawmakers Propose Pension and Health Benefit Cuts
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Jersey state senators have introduced a package of bills to cut government pensions and health benefits.

PRODUCTS - Feb 09, 2010
E*Trade Unveils Portfolio Management Tool
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – E*Trade has rolled out a new advice solution that it says will “help investors navigate complex market dynamics.”

PRODUCTS - Feb 09, 2010
WMSI Expands Rollover Service to Include Roth IRAs
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wealth Management Systems Inc. (WMSI) now offers Roth IRAs to participants rolling over their retirement savings.

FINANCE - Feb 09, 2010
Study Finds High Turnover in Some Equity Portfolios
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study finds turnover rate in some actively managed equity funds can be as high as 200% more than that claimed by the manager.

PRODUCTS - Feb 09, 2010
PlanTools Introduces Online Solution to Help with Schedule C Reporting
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PlanTools, LLC has introduced an expanded suite of online tools that automates the production of data for inclusion in the Department of Labor's required Schedule C reporting.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 09, 2010
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: What's the Most Popular Card-Sending Occasion?
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What is the most popular card-sending occasion in the United States?

PEOPLE - Feb 09, 2010
PLANSPONSOR Announces 2010 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists
February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PLANSPONSOR, the nation’s leading retirement plan resource, today announced the 2009 finalists for its annual Plan Sponsor of the Year awards, across four distinct workplace segments.

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08 Feb 2010 17:36

IMHO - Feb 08, 2010
IMHO: Goal Lines
February 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Heading into Super Bowl weekend, a new report focused attention on another “contest”

RULES/REGS - Feb 08, 2010
IRS Compliance Audits Could Start This Month: Eisner LLP
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An update from accounting firm Eisner LLP indicates that those IRS employment compliance audits could begin as soon as this month.

PEOPLE - Feb 08, 2010
Cammack LaRhette Expands Business Development Team
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sean Tahany has joined Cammack LaRhette Consulting as part of their Business Development team.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 08, 2010
BofA Merrill Lynch Finds Retirement Participants Boosting Savings
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants took positive savings actions within their retirement savings plans in Q4 and throughout 2009, according to the latest quarterly "401(k) Contribution Activities Scorecard" report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

FINANCE - Feb 08, 2010
Brown Calls for CA Divestment Law Compliance
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Monday demanded that the state’s two largest public pension funds comply with state law requiring them to divest from Iran-linked companies.

PEOPLE - Feb 08, 2010
Lockton Announces Employee Benefits Practice Chief Consultant
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lissa Thomson has been promoted to senior vice president, chief consultant for Lockton Benefits Group's Southern California operations.

MARKETS - Feb 08, 2010
Institutional Plans See 2009 Improvement
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return for its universe of institutional plans was 3.1% in the fourth quarter and 19.4% for the year ended December 2009, State Street reported.

FINANCE - Feb 08, 2010
Placement Agent Legislation Introduced in California
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill requiring placement agents to register as lobbyists before pitching investment ideas to public pension plans in California has been introduced in the state Assembly.

PRODUCTS - Feb 08, 2010
RidgeWorth Launches Plan Adviser Web Site
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RidgeWorth Investments has launched a new Web site that has an interactive, customizable retirement plan benchmarking tool and general resources that 401(k) advisers can use to help plan sponsors meet their fiduciary duty.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 08, 2010
Parachutes a Bit Less Golden These Days
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The value of golden parachutes for chief executives and other senior officers at America’s 20 largest publicly-traded companies has decreased by approximately 40% in the past two years.

MARKETS - Feb 08, 2010
Pensions See January Funding Status Drop
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Companies in the S&P 1500 suffered a slight drop in their pension plan funded status in January to 83% from 84% the month before, according to Mercer.

MARKETS - Feb 08, 2010
ETFs See Losses in January
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ETF industry assets fell by $45.3 billion for the month, or 5.8%, according to State Street Global Advisors' January 2010 ETF Snapshot.

MARKETS - Feb 08, 2010
Mercer Finds Equity Markets End 2009 Strong
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer’s fourth-quarter 2009 Defined Contribution Universe Summary found gains in all equity markets during the period.

MARKETS - Feb 08, 2010
Bond Funds Continue to Dominate in December 2009
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bond funds saw inflows of $29 billion in December 2009, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 08, 2010
Many Sponsors Stepping up their 401(k) Game in 2010
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Less confident of their employees’ ability to sock away a sufficient retirement nest egg, mid- to large-sized companies in a new Hewitt Associates survey say they plan to step up their efforts in 2010 to help with that goal.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 08, 2010
SEC Reported Probing Employee Office Porn Viewing
February 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Washington Times is reporting that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched internal investigations against more than two dozen employees and contractors for viewing pornography on their government computers.

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February 8, 2010

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07 Feb 2010 04:19

February 7, 2010

February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the 2010 version of its “discussion” - and rebuttal - of many of the more common frivolous arguments made by individuals and groups that oppose compliance with federal tax laws.

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06 Feb 2010 11:04

February 6, 2010

IMHO Facts in Circumstances

Xerox Shareholders Back ACS Acquisition
February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders of Xerox Corporation and of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. have approved Xerox's acquisition of ACS.

RULES/REGS - Feb 05, 2010
IRS Debunks Frivolous Tax Arguments
February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the 2010 version of its “discussion” - and rebuttal of many of the more common frivolous arguments made by individuals and groups that oppose compliance with federal tax laws.
Stewart Joins PEI as Senior Consultant
February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PEI recently hired Fred Stewart as a Senior Consultant based in the firm’s Atlanta office.

PEOPLE - Feb 05, 2010

PRODUCTS - Feb 05, 2010

February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Generally speaking, there’s no such thing as a sure thing – certainly when it comes to investing, and certainly not two years running.

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05 Feb 2010 16:07

February 5, 2010

PEOPLE - Feb 05, 2010
Talking Points: Interview with PricewaterhouseCoopers
Kathryn Stein, managing director in PricewaterhouseCoopers' human resource services practice, discusses the firm's study about how satisfied employers are with their health insurance provider and what employers want in health benefits programs.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 05, 2010
Law Firm Describes Clawback Policy Limitations
February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new client advisory bulletin from a New York law firm cautions employers putting together a “clawback” policy to recoup compensation in the event of employee wrongdoing to make sure it meets the company’s needs.

PRODUCTS - Feb 05, 2010
Great-West Launches Guaranteed Income Investment Options
February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Retirement Services has introduced a new set of guaranteed income investment options.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 05, 2010
Discomfort Grows over Salary Conversations
February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)–A new survey finds people have grown more uncomfortable with talking about their salary level.

FINANCE - Feb 05, 2010
CT Town to Release Pension Funding Plans
February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Officials of a Connecticut town that suffered a $42-million loss in the Bernard Madoff ponzi scheme are putting the final touches on a proposed spending plan that includes a nearly $1.6-million pension funds allotment.

PRODUCTS - Feb 05, 2010
The Value Quotient Releases Fiduciary Management Solutions
February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Value Quotient announced the release of CLIENTconnect, fiduciary management solutions delivered by financial advisers to their 401(k) and 403(b) clients.

MARKETS - Feb 05, 2010
A(nother) Sure Thing?
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Generally speaking, there’s no such thing as a sure thing – certainly when it comes to investing, and certainly not two years running.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 05, 2010
WV Mulls State Retirement Plan for Employees of Small Businesses
February 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The West Virginia Senate's Pensions Committee is discussing a plan to have the state set up retirement accounts for employees of small businesses.

FINANCE - Feb 04, 2010
PBGC Demands $16.9M from Bendix
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation’s private-sector pension insurer said Thursday it had notified Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC of a $16.9-million pension liability stemming from the closing of a Bendix Frankfort, Kentucky, facility.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 04, 2010
More than Half of Canadians Fear Retirement Savings Isn't Enough
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ninety-one percent of Canadians participating in the Toronto-Dominion Bank TD Retirement Savings Poll said they have fears about retirement.

FINANCE - Feb 04, 2010
State Street Settles Subprime Mortgage Charges with State, Feds
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State Street Corporation has agreed to pay $333 million as part of a series of settlements with state and federal regulators over allegations it misled investors about the potential danger of heavy subprime-mortgage holdings in its Limited Duration Bond Fund and other offerings.

PRODUCTS - Feb 04, 2010
Nuveen Introduces Online Roth Conversion Resources
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nuveen Investments announced its online 2010 Roth IRA Conversion Center is now available to advisers and investors.

RULES/REGS - Feb 04, 2010
Lawmakers/Companies Make Further Plea for Pension Funding Relief
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On a press conference call on February 4, an array of employers and retirement experts joined with Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-North Dakota) to call for temporary pension funding relief.

PEOPLE - Feb 04, 2010
Mattson Tapped for Aon Northeast U.S. Region Post
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tammy Mattson has joined Aon Consulting as executive vice president and director of the Northeast Region, the company announced.

PRODUCTS - Feb 04, 2010
TIAA-CREF Offers Form 5500 Service for 403(b) Plans
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF has introduced its new Signature-Ready Form 5500 Preparation Service, in collaboration with Deloitte.

FINANCE - Feb 04, 2010
U.K. Real Estate Firm Insures its Pension
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.K. buyout company Pension Insurance Corporation said it will insure the pension liabilities of Liberty International as it seeks to reduce risks in its pension plan, Reuters reported.

PEOPLE - Feb 04, 2010
Stadion Hires Regional Sales Rep for West Coast
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stadion Money Management, Inc. announced that Larry Uyeno has joined the firm as regional sales representative for the west coast.

FINANCE - Feb 04, 2010
State Street Hit with New Forex Fraud Suit
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Dallas law firm has filed suit against State Street Corporation, alleging shareholders lost money when the company’s shares plunged after charges it had reaped illegal profits from a foreign currency trading scheme.

FINANCE - Feb 04, 2010
Northern Trust Hit with another Suit over Securities Lending Program
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two public pension funds have sued Northern Trust for losses relating to investments in its securities lending program.

RULES/REGS - Feb 04, 2010
IRS to Mail 401(k) Compliance Questionnaires
February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New York accounting firm Eisner LLP has issued a warning that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin sending questionnaires to 401(k) sponsors to gather information about their level of compliance with applicable tax rules.

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02 Feb 2010 21:27

February 3, 2010

PRODUCTS - Feb 02, 2010
J.P. Morgan Forms DC Investment Solutions Unit
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J.P. Morgan Asset Management has combined all of its investment-only DC specialist resources into a single unit, DC Investment Solutions.

PEOPLE - Feb 02, 2010
MassMutual Adds to Sales Team in South/Central Division
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Dan Caple has joined MassMutual's Retirement Services sales team in the South/Central Division.

RULES/REGS - Feb 02, 2010
Colorado PERA Bill Heads to the House
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Colorado state Senate has approved and sent on to the state House a bill revamping the state’s public pension system.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 02, 2010
Higher Ed Employees not Acting on Retirement Concerns
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey conducted by ING’s U.S. Retirement Services indicates those employed in the higher education community are growing more nervous about their ability to retire comfortably, yet few are acting on their concerns.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 02, 2010
Report Points to Liquidity Concerns as Reason Some Suspended Match
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent study suggests liquidity concerns – and not profitability concerns – were the reasons many firms suspended their retirement plan match contributions during the recent economic crisis.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 02, 2010
USC Kicks Off HR Masters Program
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business is launching an Executive Master of Human Resources (EMHR) degree program for working HR professionals.

PRODUCTS - Feb 02, 2010
Goldman Sachs Launches Dynamic Allocation Fund
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM) announced the launch of the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund (GDAFX).

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 02, 2010
Boeing to Pay $380K to Settle Sex Discrimination Cases
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aerospace manufacturer The Boeing Company has agreed to pay $380,000 to settle two separate sex discrimination lawsuits filed on behalf of female employees at its Mesa, Arizona, facility.

PRODUCTS - Feb 02, 2010
INDATA Launches Portfolio Management Technology Platform
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – INDATA has released iPM – Intelligent Portfolio Management, a new technology platform for investment managers.

PRODUCTS - Feb 02, 2010
BNY Mellon to Pick Up Global Investment Servicing
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon has agreed to acquire PNC’s Global Investment Servicing Inc. (GIS) business.

FINANCE - Feb 02, 2010
Hedge Fund Launches Declined 36% in 2009
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets raised by hedge fund startups in 2009 fell 36% from the previous year, according to the biannual AR New Funds Survey.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 02, 2010
Disability Payments Denial Upheld over Immigration Status
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Oregon state officials were within their legal rights in establishing a rule that vocational assistance benefits can only go to injured workers authorized to work in the U.S., a state appellate court has ruled.

RULES/REGS - Feb 02, 2010
Disability Change Requires Stronger Job Proof
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Pennsylvania appellate court has ruled that an employer must provide evidence of actual job openings when trying to prove a worker receiving disability payments can get other employment.

RULES/REGS - Feb 02, 2010
Obama Administration Proposes another COBRA Subsidy Extension
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Obama administration has proposed an additional extension of the availability of COBRA premium subsidies for employees involuntarily terminated.

PRODUCTS - Feb 02, 2010
Transamerica Offers New Withdrawal Schedule for Retirement Income Products
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Life Insurance Company has introduced an enhanced withdrawal schedule for its Retirement Income Choice 1.2 and Retirement Income Choice 1.4 riders.
Principal Launches Ninth Search for the 10 Best
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Providing a sense of financial security for employees whether the economy is in a downturn or recovery takes an extraordinary commitment.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 02, 2010
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: How Many Phils Have There Been?
February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first official trek to Gobbler’s Knob for Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction was made on February 2nd, 1887.

MARKETS - Feb 01, 2010
ETF 2009 Inflow was $100B-Plus
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ETF net inflows topped $100 billion during 2009, as investors moved away from large-cap U.S. equities and developed international equities and increased their exposure to ETFs, providing access to defensive asset classes, a new report says.
Feds Call for Lifetime Income Product Public Comment
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As expected, the Obama Administration has issued a request for information (RFI) to gather public comment about whether and how the government should promote lifetime income products in retirement plans.
Hewitt Announces Spinoff of Comp Consulting Business
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hewitt Associates has announced closure of a partial divestiture of its Executive Compensation Consulting business in North America.

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01 Feb 2010 10:57

February 1, 2010

RULES/REGS - Feb 01, 2010
Fire Inspectors Cannot Sue over City's GPS Monitoring
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Connecticut's highest court has ruled that two Bridgeport fire inspectors do not have a private right of action under Connecticut’s electronic monitoring statute.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 01, 2010
Employers Concerned about Retaining Workforce
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new CareerBuilder survey, being able to provide competitive compensation (34%) is the top staffing concern of employers.

FINANCE - Feb 01, 2010
Global Pensions Strengthened in 2009
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Global institutional pension fund assets in the 13 major national markets increased by 15% during 2009, from $20 trillion to more than $23 trillion, according to Towers Watson's latest global Pension Assets Study.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 01, 2010
How Would You Move Mount Fuji?
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – You may think you know the standard interview questions all companies ask or that you, yourself, ask some tough interview questions, but new information indicates some employers are getting more creative – or odd – with their interviews.

PRODUCTS - Feb 01, 2010
Software Firm Enhances Fiduciary Governance Tool
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FCRC Apps, LLC, a software development firm, has announced the release of version 2.0 of its Web-based application, eFiduciary.net.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 01, 2010
Cell Phone Tax Reported on the Way Out
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The law classifying as taxable income personal calls made on an employer-provided cell phone appears headed for the legislative trash heap.

FINANCE - Feb 01, 2010
BMW Looking to Transfer UK Pension Liability
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BMW is in talks to offload more than £2.5bn of longevity risks from its UK pension scheme.

RULES/REGS - Feb 01, 2010
Court Refuses Chapman Appeal Bid
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has rebuffed a bid by former investment broker Nathan Chapman Jr. to overturn his conviction for fraud against the Maryland state pension system on "ineffective assistance of counsel" grounds.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 01, 2010
Credit Protection in Place for Alaskan Pension Data Loss
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alaska public employees and retirees whose personal data was placed at risk will get credit protection as a result.

HR/BENEFITS - Feb 01, 2010
MI Cost-Cutting Moves Include Public Worker Health Care Changes
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm's agenda to cut inefficiencies and costs in the state government includes health care changes for public employees and legislators.

PRODUCTS - Feb 01, 2010
Standard & Poor's Launches S&P GSCI Enhanced Sub-Indices
February 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Index provider Standard & Poor's has announced the launch of seven single commodity sub-indices of the S&P GSCI Enhanced Index.

IMHO - Feb 01, 2010
IMHO: Facts in Circumstances
One of the things I have always enjoyed most about this job is the access to information.

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31 Jan 2010 11:34

January 31, 2010

FINANCE - January 30, 2010
Principal R/E Fund Makes a Distribution
January 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sixteen months after imposing a withdrawal freeze, the Principal has made a partial distribution to participants.

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30 Jan 2010 09:21

January 30, 2010

ING Program to Help Advisers, TPAs Build Business
January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-ING’s U.S. Retirement Services business has unveiled a business-building program for advisers, consultants, and third-party administrators (TPA) for small- and mid-sized corporate retirement plans.

RULES/REGS - January 29, 2010
Treasury, HHS Issue New Rules on Mental Health Parity
January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury have jointly issued new rules providing parity for consumers enrolled in group health plans who need treatment for mental health or substance use disorders.

RULES/REGS - January 29, 2010
Court Allows Annuity Contracts Beneficiary Switch
January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)–A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that a participant in TIAA-CREF annuity contracts met the requirements to change his beneficiary from his ex-wife to his long-time friend.

PRODUCTS - January 29, 2010
WisdomTree to Close 10 ETFs
January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - WisdomTree plans to close 10 of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

HR/BENEFITS - January 29, 2010
Performance-Based Options Grants Still Popular
January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study found that performance-based equity compensation continues to gain favor among companies indicating that the health of the markets will determine their future granting practices.

HR/BENEFITS - January 29, 2010
Caregivers’ Health Toll Costly for Employers
January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)–A new study asserts that caregivers for the elderly suffer more health problems like diabetes or hypertension that can cost employers an additional 8% or $13.4 billion annually to treat.

PEOPLE - January 29, 2010
Mercer Names Director of Public Funds
January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Brian J. Birnbaum, has joined Mercer’s investment consulting business as director of public funds.

RULES/REGS - January 29, 2010
Participants not Due Additional Benefits Based on Defective SPD
January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has ruled that cash balance plan participants are not due additional benefits because a Summary Plan Description (SPD) failed to inform them of an offset to their benefits calculation.

PRODUCTS - January 29, 2010

HR/BENEFITS - January 29, 2010
All Employers Not Rushing to Restore 2009 Pay Curbs
January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)–A newly released WorldatWork salary study found that 52% of U.S. employers froze pay last year, while13% instituted pay cuts.

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