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		<title><![CDATA[Holly Corporation Selects the Principal Financial Group for Defined Contribution Plan]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Principal Financial Group([R]), one of the nation's 401k leaders1, has been selected by a major petroleum refiner and marketer as its defined contribution plan service provider, effective January 1, 2008.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IRS looking for mistakes in defined contribution plans, nonexempt charitable trusts.(ENFORCEMENT)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[IRS is looking for mistakes in defined contribution plans.    IRS is looking for mistakes in defined contribution plans.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Insurers ask Bush to save default option.(defined contribution plans)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Doug Halonen    WASHINGTON - The American Council of Life Insurers has asked the  White House to intervene in its campaign to get stable value added to  the list of sanctioned default investments in defined contribution  plans.    In a rare pre-...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defined Contribution Plans: 12 Practical Recommendations To Help Encourage Better Outcomes]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The problems and challenges facing workers who are relying on Defined Contribution plans as a critical source of income in retirement have been well documented. Now, it's time to focus on solutions. The good news is that younger workers appear enthusiastic about the changes suggested above and are eager to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mercer Human Resource Consulting: Defined Contribution Plan Sponsors Should Take Steps Now to Address Plan Fees and Disclosures]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_April_27/ai_n27218376]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Efforts to Demonstrate That Fees are Reasonable May Strengthen Employers' Position]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DC briefs.(Defined contribution plans)(Brief article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200703/ai_n20449845]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Phoenix DC puts Turner on watch    PHOENIX - City of Phoenix Deferred Compensation Fund put Turner  Investment Partners on watch for performance of the midcap growth  investment option it manages for the $843 million 457 plan, according to  Kathy Walcza  Phoenix DC puts...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sears Canada to freeze DB plan, launch new DC plan.(Pension Funds)(defined contribution plans)(Brief article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Angela Marion Lee    TORONTO - Sears Canada Inc. will freeze its defined benefit plan  and introduce a defined contribution plan next year.    The change, which will take effect July 1, 2008, is expected to  save Sears Canada up to C$25 million...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sears Canada to phase out retiree health care benefits; Shakeup includes design changes to pension plan.(News)(defined contribution plans services)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ    TORONTO-Sears Canada Inc.'s decision to eliminate retiree  health care benefits is unlikely to start a trend among Canadian  employers.    Sears Canada also plans to introduce a defined contribution pension  plan and cease emp  Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dawning of the DC plan age.(defined contribution)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Nancy K. Webman    When I think about pension reform, I am reminded of the song from  the musical "Hair'' about the dawning of the age of  Aquarius.    Even though the need for reform was driven by defined benefit plan  issues,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Briefs: Ex-Janus execs face SEC charges.(rules for mutual fund trading)(market research of bonds)(introduction of Defined contribution plans)(Securities and Exchange Commission)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The SEC charged former Janus Capital Group executives  Warren Lammert, Lars Soderberg and Lance Newcomb with improper market  timing and mutual fund trading.    The three "violated certain provisions of the federal  securities laws by   WASHINGTON - The SEC charged former...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Departures hit Hewitt; Bonus system changes in investment consulting; DC unit sale is rumored.(defined contribution plans)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Douglas Appell and Jenna Gottlieb    LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. - Key staff departures at Hewitt Associates  Inc.'s defined benefit and defined contribution consulting arms are  straining the company's ability to service investment consulting  clients a  Byline: Douglas Appell and Jenna Gottlieb   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New PwC design combines features of DB, DC worlds.(News)(PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200607/ai_n20450054]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Jerry Geisel    A new retirement plan design may reduce the problems associated  with offering defined benefit plans or exclusively offering defined  contribution plans.    The design, developed by the human resources services unit of  Pricewate  Byline: Jerry Geisel  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Retirement plan design offers dual advantages; Hybrid would ease funding problems.(News)(PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. )]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200607/ai_n20180202]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: JERRY GEISEL    A new retirement plan design may reduce the problems associated  with offering defined benefit plans or exclusively offering defined  contribution plans.    The design, developed by the human resources services unit of  Pricewate  Byline: JERRY GEISEL  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategists: Don't cook the DB goose; 'Bad defined benefit plan is better than a good DC plan'.(News)(defined contribution plan)(Barclays Global Investors - M. Barton Waring)(Ford Foundation - Laurence Siegel)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200606/ai_n20435825]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Vince Calio    A defined contribution plan shouldn't be used for retirement  income, two leading investment strategists say.    M. Barton Waring, managing director of client strategy at Barclays  Global Investors, San Francisco, and Laurence Sie  Byline: Vince Calio   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[At Deadline; Delphi to freeze DB plans.(Late News)(Delphi freezes defined benefit plans and replaces it with defined contribution plans)(Evergreen Investments acquires Metropolitan West Capital Management)(Bill Miller gets promoted at Legg Mason Capital M]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delphi will freeze its defined benefit plans for U.S. hourly and  salaried employees and replace them with defined contribution plans. The  hourly plan will be frozen on Oct. 1, and the salaried pension plan will  be frozen on Jan. 1, 2007.    Claudia P ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defined benefit assets drop; Flow of funds data show first stumble since 2002.(News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Vince Calio    WASHINGTON - Assets in American private defined benefit pension  plans took a step backward in 2005, dropping 2% to $1.769 trillion,  according to the Federal Reserve Board's flow of funds data.    This was the first drop since 20 ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Younger people less likely to participate in a 401(k).(Defined Contribution)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200603/ai_n20450508]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. - Twenty-eight percent of people ages 42 to 59  do not participate in a 401k, according to a survey published by  Hewitt Associates. In addition, 37% of people ages 26 to 41 are not  401k participants, and neither are 69% of peopl  LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Prudential Retirement Unveils Approach for Reinventing the Defined Contribution Plan]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Feb_22/ai_n26769931]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. -- By simplifying plan design, using the best elements of the traditional defined benefit model, educating participants on generating retirement income, and delivering retirement-income solutions, plan sponsors can help dramatically improve retirement outcomes for their employees, according to a Prudential Retirement white paper report released today. Prudential Retirement...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Number one - for now.(Editorial)(California Public Employees' Retirement System )]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200601/ai_n20432911]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[California Public Employees' Retirement System became the  first U.S. pension fund to reach $200 billion in assets, continuing its  reign as the largest one in the country - but probably not for long.    Ranked No. 2, close behind CalPERS' $200.2 billio  California Public Employees'...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Survey Findings: Hot Topics in Retirement - 2006]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=170927]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In October/November 2005, Hewitt Associates surveyed human resources professionals to learn their likely areas of focus and action over the next year regarding their defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans for their active salaried U.S. employees. Responses from 227 employers were received by the survey deadline. Employer priorities reflect...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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