[Guidance Overview]
DOL's Final Participant Fee Disclosure Regulations (PDF)
"The Regulation is effective as of December 20, 2010, but applies to individual account plans for plan years beginning on or after November 1, 2011. For calendar year plans, the Regulation applies beginning January 1, 2012."
(Haynes and Boone, LLP)
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What Are Hybrid Retirement Plans? A Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
"[W]hen state and local officials talk about hybrid plans, they generally mean that their governments offer some combination of a defined benefit . . . and defined contribution . . . plan or a single plan that includes elements of both."
(Center for State and Local Government Excellence)
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Employees Increased Their Contributions to 401k Plans in 2010, According to Report
"The report also noted the importance of allowing employees to manage their retirement benefits in connection with their health care enrollment periods. When employers offer an easy 'one-click' option to make changes to 401(k) plans during an annual health care benefit process, it drives a significant increase in participation . . . ."
(Employee Benefit News; one-time free registration required)
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Middle-Income Retirement Preparedness Study
"More than half (54%) of middle-income Americans age 55 to 75 do not receive professional retirement guidance of any kind. This study explores the use, access and attitudes of middle-income retirees and pre-retirees toward planning for and managing their lives in retirement."
(Bankers Life and Casualty Company)
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[Opinion]
A Tactical Approach to Retirement
"For anyone actually planning to retire in the coming year or so, I suggest one simple strategy: Defer the date by at least one year."
(The Vanguard Group)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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2010 State Legislative Development Update (PDF)
"On February 2, 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report summarizing notable state labor and employment legislation enacted in 2010. These new laws included the following . . . ."
(Winston & Strawn LLP)
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Press Releases
PBGC Negotiates $8.2 Million Additional Pension Funding for Workers at Peterbilt unit of PACCAR Inc.
(Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC))
US Labor Department Obtains Judgment Restoring Nearly $194,000 to New Castle, Del., Company's 401(k) Plan
(U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA))
Employers Voice Opinions on Benefit Plans, Gain Insight Into Plan Management and Strategies
(United Benefit Advisors)
Frank Moore Joins CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.
(CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.)
Employers Using HighRoads Procurement Services as Health Care Reform Increases Costs
(HighRoads, Inc.)
Chase Zander Appoints Kevin O’Shea as a Director and Relocates to New Offices in the City of London
(Chase Zander)
Healthcare Interactive, RMDDx Partner to Fight Heart Disorders
(Healthcare Interactive)
Middle-Income Americans Making Wrong Assumptions About Professional Retirement Advice, Study Says
(Bankers Life and Casualty Company)
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