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Increased Insurance Regulation Likely, International Association Says
Insurers should expect more burdensome regulation as a result of the global financial crisis , according to a survey of insurance regulators and other experts conducted by the Geneva Association. Released last week, the …
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Learning to Save, Saving to Learn: A Portrait of the Next Generation
… workforce.Erickson labels Maynard's peers as a generation of individuals shaped by environmental issues as well as the financial crisis of 2008. As a result, members of this generation are committed to sustainability and tend to be fiscally conservative …
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Roth 401(k)s Expected to Join the Mainstream
… employer’s perspective, that you get credit for doing it,” Hess says. She and McClain say the more recent global financial crisis could slow the adoption of Roth 401(k)s, although one could argue the reverse. “You have an aging demographic …
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Global Workforce Report Emerging Markets—Looking Beyond Wages
… labor arbitrage. Uncertainties touched off by the global financial crisis and high currency valuations and wage inflation may ..... and Eastern Europe trim production. "With the financial crisis now, there is a lot of uncertainty, which is …
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Heidrick Sees Revenue Plummet 41.8 Percent, Plans More Cuts
… restructuring charge for the quarter, and plans more staff cuts in the second quarter. â The negative impact of the global financial crisis and recession is no longer contained to one or two industries ,â CEO L. Kevin Kelly said. â Each of our …
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Putting Value Into the 'Employee Value Proposition'
… effective business case.Another reason it has been resonating more is that in developed economies that took a big hit in the financial crisis and recession, there was a lot of pressure on the traditional financial forms of reward, and I think it caused employers …
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Young Workers as Lifers? Millennials Push Employers on Retirement Benefits
… growing number of younger workers who has weathered the economic crisis and is looking for financial security. It's not simply ..... Watson in San Francisco. "This is a direct result of the financial crisis . Companies started freezing pension plans, cutting pay …
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Younger Workers Taking a Pass on Taking Over the Business
… reassessing that career path. Part of it has to do with young advisers' seeing how their bosses struggled through the financial crisis and recession. Buying into a firm also can be expensive and may require young advisers to take on unwanted debt. As for …
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Brace For Change
… goods for an unpredictable earthquake, organizations should make contingency plans for surviving and growing through a financial crisis such as the current one. Depending on the areas of the world in which your company does business, look at outcomes down …
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Reducing the Fear Factor
… shouldn’t address the economic crisis because bringing it up could ..... Hochwarter says, the financial crisis may be prompting some workers ..... week. Responding to the financial crisis , Goldman Sachs in recent ..... left behind because of the financial crisis . At the same time, HCL …
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Recession Changing Benefits Design, Usage
… workers as a result of the economic crisis . About 22 percent of the ..... and co-pays due to the financial crisis . â The financial crisis has led some to conclude that ..... plan sponsors think the financial crisis has made major federal …
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Pension Tension PBGC Stays on Government Watch List
… watch list for 2009, amid concerns that the nationâ s economic crisis could lead to more pension plan terminations that would ..... High-Risk Series, an Update.â But it also said the financial crisis had probably eroded the funding of many large plans and …
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Changing Hearts and (Anxious) Minds
… That tells me that they’re thinking better." The financial crisis of the past few months has ratcheted up economic anxiety ..... reduction program is not just helpful for today’s economic crisis , Gilley says. "Heart Math tools give anyone under any …
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GM Won’t Be Alone in Freezing Its 401(k) Match, Experts Predict
… suspending their 401(k) contributions as a result of the economic crisis . Many employers may be discussing a similar move with ..... example of how some companies are being battered by the financial crisis , some experts say the automaker wonâ t be alone in its …
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DayDream Believers
… For creativity to flourish, Satterthwaite also advocates the importance of providing a sense of security. The 2008 financial crisis tested that conviction. Economic anxiety triggered layoffs in many organizations. In Hollywood, that unease came amid …
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Working Longer No Lock for Comfortable Retirement
… could be wrong. In the past, most workers figured they'd be able to retire at the age of 65. But following 2008's financial crisis , the idea of working a few more years to recoup lost savings became commonplace. Data from the Employee Benefit Research …
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Illinois Pension Plans on Road to Ruin: Report
… The task force was assembled to understand the extent of fiscal problems faced by the states in the aftermath of the financial crisis . The task force studied California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Virginia and Texas. Kevin Olsen writes for Pensions …
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The (Employer) Match Is Back
… Group, says he is starting to see a change in the way companies match employee contributions. "In coming out of the financial crisis , employers see they need to reinstate the match," Vandermillen says. "We are at the front end of this discussion …
