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Office Furniture Maker Cuts Pay, Hours, Match
Office furniture maker Herman Miller, Inc. is reducing hours and pay for most of its U.S. salaried employees by 10% - and is suspending its matching contribution to...
DailyAccess Opens Another Office
Retirement plan service provider DailyAccess Corporation has opened a Midwest regional office in suburban Detroit, Michigan.
Renaissance Institutional Management Taps Scanlan as New Chief
Matthew H. Scanlan has joined Renaissance Technologies LLC as Renaissance Institutional Management LLC’s president and CEO, the New York firm announced.
Correlation Exists Between DC Account Size, Rollover Likelihood
When changing jobs, participants with higher account balances are more likely to roll money from a lump-sum distribution into another tax-qualified account.
Fla. Health System Opts to Lower Match
Wuesthoff Health System plans to keep its match but at a lower rate, according to a news report.
Retirement Income: New Products, Old Challenges
Are target-date funds able to adequately provide a retirement income stream for participants?
DALBAR Unveils QDIA Advisory Service
DALBAR has unveiled a service designed to help plan sponsors select a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA).
FINRA Creates Office of the Whistleblower
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) said it learned from recent scandals and aims to make its process for whistleblower tips more efficient.
FINRA Unveils Tools to Spot Scams
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released two online tools designed to help investors spot and resist investment fraud, the agency said.
Merrill Executives Subpoenaed in Bonus Probe
In his continuing investigation into the bonuses paid out to Merrill Lynch executives before its acquisition by Bank of America (BoA), New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has...
Actuant Cuts Contributions to 401(k), Executive Benefit Plan
Diversified industrial manufacturer Actuant Corp suspended its core contribution to the company's 401(k) plan and to its restoration plan for the majority of its U.S. employees.
Advisers Split Over When Recession Will End
Advisers are divided over when the recession will end—but meanwhile, many of them are seeing retired clients change their investment strategy and are picking up new clients, according...
OppenheimerFunds Faces More Litigation
The law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers&Toll PLLC has filed a lawsuit on behalf all persons or entities that purchased shares of Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund.
Court Finds no Support for Fiduciary Breach Claim against Fifth Third
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled that retirement plan participants did not prove that Fifth Third Bancorp breached its fiduciary duties by continuing...
CRR: Federal Reserve Report Doesn't Account for Financial Crisis
The release of the Federal Reserve’s 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) came too late to provide an accurate picture of the 401(k) plan landscape.
Mercer Makes Domestic Equities, Fixed Income Appointments
Manny Weiss is joining Mercer as a portfolio manager for domestic equity strategies and Wilson Berglund is joining Mercer as a senior analyst in fixed income, the company...
Mirchandani To Lead National Financial
Fidelity Investments named Sanjiv Mirchandani as president of National Financial, a provider of clearing, custody, and brokerage solutions.
Former Callan Exec Fills Institutional Services Post at Prudential
Prudential Financial Inc. has named Clifford Axelson, a former senior vice president for Callan Associates, a managing director for its Strategic Solutions Group.
Hartford MidCap Fund Reopens to Institutional Investors
The Hartford's Institutional Solutions Group has reopened The Hartford MidCap Fund (Class Y Shares) to institutional investors.
Raymond James Names Reilly as Next CEO
Paul Reilly will succeed Thomas James as president and CEO of Florida-based Raymond James Financial.