Bank of America, TIAA-CREF honored for diversity Charlotte Observer Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. and another firm with a major local presence, TIAA-CREF, have made Black Enterprise magazine's sixth ...

BofA, TIAA-CREF saluted for diversity Bizjournals.com Bank of America Corp. and TIAA-CREF are among Black Enterprise magazine's 40 Best Companies for Diversity. The annual listing reflects a corporate ... and more »

In a move hailed by advocates of diversity and gay rights, FedEx will offer health insurance benefits for same-sex domestic partners starting Jan. 1, 2012.

The awards were presented by Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and hosted by the Riley Institute at Furman University, the Spartanburg Area, Anderson Area and Greenville chambers of commerce.

The rules — and realities — of owning investment property National Post If you and your financial advisor decide you have enough diversity in your portfolio to buy more real estate, the next step is to decide how involved you ...

"The purchase by Clackamas Insurance brings a much broader level of diversity," Thornberg said. "Workers' compensation is one area where we feel we offer a huge advantage to our clients."

Getting Back on the Diversity Track Boardmember.com (blog) At Prudential Financial Inc., whose board members include an African American and a Hispanic American, both men, and two women, including a Chinese American ...

Join us and see just how alive with diversity our region really is. Learn about the local influences of South East Vietnam and meet South East Vietnamese weaving artist Ju Nie. admission: $2.50/adult; $2.50/child, Green Hill Center members free ...

Standard Life and Lincoln Financial Group have successfully identified the increasing diversity of the baby boomer accumulator segment, and both have invested in highly successful but different marketing campaigns aiming work up some ...

Editorial: Government should stop meddling in retirement accounts The Detroit News The flexibility of the 401(k) and IRA funds has allowed average investors to generate wealth at a far faster rate than if they had socked their money into ... In wake of stock-market downturn, lawmakers eager to tweak 401(k) rulesMarketWatch

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In wake of stock-market downturn, lawmakers eager to tweak 401(k) rules MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The financial crisis dealt a huge blow to US retirement savers' 401(k) accounts -- a hit from which ... Retirement expert urges diversity in 401(k) optionsUSA Today

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Proposed Legislation Should Boost Retirement Annuity Sales Registered Rep. Also offering some type of income annuity in corporate defined contribution plans: Genworth, MetLife and Hartford. “Among the retirement income options that ... Retirement expert urges diversity in 401(k) optionsUSA Today

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Excerpt: "Roger Ferguson, CEO of TIAA-CREF, which provides retirement services to 3.6 million active and retired educators and non-profit workers, talked with USA TODAY's Sandra Block about his ideas for improving the retirement system." (USA TODAY)

Phyllis Mayo, a former human-resources manager at The Seattle Times who played an instrumental role in developing the company's diversity programs, died Sunday. She was 63.

In this new position, Green will be responsible for the strategic planning and management of Lincoln Financial Group's diversity and inclusion programs and initiatives. Prior to joining Lincoln Financial, Green was corporate director of ...

The year 2009 has been a watershed year for diversity issues in the U.S. From the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January to the Supreme Court decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, diversity issues have consistently been top of mind for corporations this year.

Given the changing landscape and rising interest among i4cp member companies, we adopted a comprehensive strategy to investigate organizations' diversity approaches, one that includes benchmarking practices, extensive interviews and literature reviews.

In April of this year, a group of such companies met in Atlanta to form a Diversity Accelerator group. This group brainstormed the challenges their organizations were having in approaching diversity. Based on the discussion and interviews with these members, i4cp developed a survey instrument to further explore these issues.

i4cp also interviewed a number of non-member companies to get a better understanding of the state of organizational diversity issues. Overall, the community of diversity professionals has been extremely generous with its time and insight. As a preview of upcoming reports, here is a quick look at two of the highlights.

Non-HR professionals are leading more corporate diversity efforts

Based on interviews, having professionals from outside the HR function lead diversity initiatives is a growing trend. We spoke with professionals who started their careers in sales, communications, labor relations, and marketing as well as the more traditional HR, compliance and legal functions.

For the non-HR leaders, there were several common themes. For one thing, this work is much harder than they anticipated but also more rewarding. The challenge comes in two forms: pace and ...

Stearns, R-Ocala, held four town hall meetings, with the largest in terms of the crowd and diversity of opinion in Gainesville.The meetings in Trenton, Newberry and Starke were attended overwhelming b...

Prudential Ranked 25 on the 2009 "Diversity Elite 60” List WELT ONLINE Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, ... and more »

AIG: 1 Year After its Bailout CNBC ... Life Insurance & Retirement Services, Financial Services and Asset Management. One would think that AIG's business diversity would have insulated the ... and more »

Is the New L-2050 Fund for You? FederalNewsRadio.com Are you looking for an investment option that would give you the safety and diversity of the Thrift Savings Plan's five self-adjusting funds but with some ... and more »

CHICAGO (AP) -- When Illinois chooses a new senator next year, voters will decide not only who wins an election but whether the overwhelmingly white U.S. Senate loses some of its diversity.

CT trio cited as tops in diversity Hartford Business Others were: AFLAC Inc., The Coca-Cola Co., Fannie Mae, MGM Mirage, Pepco Holdings Inc., PG&E Corp., Sodexo Inc., and TIAA-CREF. Xerox recently introduced ... and more »

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- A doctor at Oakland's Children's Hospital is being recognized for his work in boosting diversity in the healthcare workforce. Dr. Tomas Magana was honored by The California We...

Financial Times

Diversity policy worth copying Financial Times, UK ... Ms Burns joins just a handful of African-American chief executives of big companies, including Ken Chenault at American Express, Ron Williams at Aetna, the health insurance company, and Roger Ferguson at TIAA-Cref, the asset management firm. ...