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COMPLIANCE

EBSA Schedules More Fiduciary Workshops

June 01, 2012 --  The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced more workshops for retirement plan fiduciaries. 

COMPLIANCE

Clarity Needed for IRS Partial Annuity Rules

June 01, 2012 -- The American Benefits Council welcomes proposed regulations to Internal Revenue Code Section 417(e), on the treatment of benefits paid partially as an annuity and partially in another form from a defined benefit (DB) pension plan.

COMPLIANCE

ASPPA Asks for Roth Conversion Guidance

June 01, 2012 -- The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) has asked for additional guidance concerning Roth 401(k) accounts.

RESEARCH

ASPPA Counters Analysis of Retirement Plan Fees

May 31, 2012 -- The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) is challenging the assumptions behind a report about retirement plan fees.

RESEARCH

LGBT Investors Say They Need Tailored Advice for Retirement Planning

May 31, 2012 -- LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) non-retirees reported confidence in retirement savings as well as a need for specialized advice, a survey found.   

COMPLIANCE

Chesapeake Energy Facing ERISA Investigation

May 31, 2012 -- A Los Angeles law firm has begun an investigation into the Chesapeake Energy Corporation Savings and Incentive Stock Bonus Plan.

DEALS/PEOPLE

New York Life Names Senior RM for Taft-Hartley Market

May 31, 2012 -- Arthur Georgantas joined New York Life Retirement Plan Services as vice president and senior relationship manager in the Taft-Hartley market.

DEALS/PEOPLE

Morningstar Names President of Global Investment Management Division

May 31, 2012 -- Thomas Idzorek was promoted to president of Morningstar’s Global Investment Management Division. 

RESEARCH

PwC Predicts Historically Low Growth in Health Care Spending

May 31, 2012 -- Health care spending in the U.S. is expected to grow at a historically low rate of 7.5% next year.

PRODUCTS

Exchange Traded Concepts Introduces ETF to Invest in Hedge Fund Equity Positions

May 31, 2012 -- The AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF (exchange-traded fund) aims to include exposure to alpha-generating equity positions, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC said.   

DIVERSIONS

Greater Degree of Password Protection in the Works

May 31, 2012 --  How overwhelmed are you by too many passwords? Creating passwords with ever-higher standards of authentication?   

DEALS/PEOPLE

LPL and Retirement Benefits Group Add Five Advisers

May 30, 2012 -- Matthew Haerr, Christine Soscia, Amir Arbabi, Peter Littlejohn and William Brown were hired as retirement plan consultants by LPL Financial LLC and Retirement Benefits Group.  

RESEARCH

Retirement Plan Fees Consume 30% of Returns

May 30, 2012 -- Plan fees account for nearly one-third of an investor’s potential returns, a paper found.

PRODUCTS

NQDC Site Expands Continuing Education Courses

May 30, 2012 -- The publisher of the websites myStockOptions.com and myNQDC.com expanded its continuing education offerings for retirement planning professionals.     

DEALS/PEOPLE

ETF Portfolio Names Senior Investment Adviser

May 30, 2012 -- ETF Portfolio Partners Inc., an advisory firm that manages portfolios of exchanged-traded funds (ETFs), hired David A. Vaughn as a senior investment adviser.   

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