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[Guidance Overview]
EBSA Adopts Technical Changes to Form 5500 Schedules MB and SB for Funding Relief
"The IRS provided guidance concerning retroactive pension funding relief for multiemployer defined benefit plans in IRS Notice 2010-83 and for single-employer defined benefit plans (including multiple employer defined benefit plans) in IRS Notice 2011-3." (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business)


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[Guidance Overview]
DOL Amicus Brief Challenges Heightened Standard for Rebutting Presumption of Prudence in Stock Drop Suit
"In the brief, the DOL also stressed that ERISA §404(c) does not shield a fiduciary from liability stemming from the imprudent selection and monitoring of plan investment options." (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business)

U.S. States Pension Fund Deficits Widen by 26%, Pew Center Study Says
"The data from the 2009 fiscal year provide a snapshot of the pension funds during the worst of the financial crisis." (Bloomberg LLP)

Connecticut Lawmakers to Look into Pension Spiking by State Employees
"The Connecticut Senate Appropriations Committee has approved legislation requiring the Program Review and Investigations Committee to study the current limit on the number of highest income years considered when calculating someone's state pension." (PLANSPONSOR.COM)

Review of '401k Averages Book'
"401k Averages Book, published in November 2010] allows the typical 401k plan sponsor and fiduciary to discover at least some of the hidden truths regarding fees and their 401k plan." (Fiduciary News)


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How Can CFOs Perform Their Sometimes-Conflicting Duties to Both Plan Participants and Company Shareholders?
"The United States is the only country in the world where employers sponsoring retirement plans are also fiduciaries of their plans . . . ." (CFO Publishing LLC)

How to Identify the Better 401(k) Recordkeepers
"Senior management - There are three factors to consider: 1) Experience in the industry; 2) Talent level; 3) Tenure - changing management every three to four years never allows a strategy to take hold." (Employee Benefit Adviser; free registration required)

CalPERS Issues Public Employee Benefits Education to Elected Officials
"The toolkit is being distributed to State, local, and federal officials to help them understand how public employee retirement benefits work and to assist them in developing well-informed public policies on the issue. CalPERS is also providing copies to key members of Congress and congressional staff who work on employee benefit issues." (PLANSPONSOR.COM)

Public Pensions, Once Off Limits, Face Budget Cuts
"When an arbitrator ruled this month that Detroit could reduce the pensions being earned by its police sergeants and lieutenants, it put the struggling city at the forefront of a growing national debate over whether the pensions of current public workers can or should be reduced." (The New York Times; free registration required)

A Primer on Defined Benefit Pension Plans
"[This introductory primer presents] the factors and assumptions behind the pension benefit estimations and how a plan can be affected by changes in these items." (San Francisco Chronicle)

[Opinion]
The Administration's PBGC Premium Proposal Deserves Support
"The Administration's proposal to increase PBGC's authority to establish a more appropriate level and structure for PBGC premiums is conceptually sound. If enacted, its application should be continually refined to address the legitimate concerns expressed by the pension sponsor community." (e21 - Economic Policies for the 21st Century)

Benefits in General; Executive Compensation

Update on Shareholder Say on Pay and Frequency Voting
"Two more companies received a majority 'Against' vote on their SSOP resolutions: Umpqua Holdings Corporation (65% to 35%) and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (62% to 38%), bringing the total to eight companies that have so far received a 'No' vote." (Michael S. Melbinger via Winston & Strawn LLP)

Auto Industry Labor Costs in Perspective
"Compensation costs for workers in the U.S. automotive industry became a widely discussed topic in the final months of 2008. Data from the 2009 National Compensation Survey put these compensation costs into perspective." (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Press Releases


Employee Benefits Jobs

Qualified Plan Sales Consultant
for Jordan & Associates Retirement Services in CA

401k Participant Service Representative
for Rapidly Growing Financial Services Company in PA

Sr. Retirement Plan Administrator
for Los Angeles and Orange County Area Firm in CA

Vice President, Sales
for Cammack LaRhette Consulting in MA

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Webcasts and Conferences

401(k) Rekon Advisor Symposium - Oak Brook IL
in Illinois on May 26, 2011 presented by 401(k) Rekon

401(k) Rekon Advisor Symposium - St. Louis MO
in Missouri on May 24, 2011 presented by 401(k) Rekon


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