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End-of-2010 data shows public pension plan assets have surged to a two-year high

Kansas legislators are beginning work next week on the final version of a bill dealing the long-term funding problems of the pension system for teachers and government workers.

Two pension boards in Detroit are suing the state of Michigan over the recently passed emergency financial manager legislation, claiming that the law is unconstitutional.

Illinois should create a second, lower-cost retirement plan for government employees, even if it triggers a legal battle.

More than half of retirees responding to a LIMRA survey say changes to Medicare, Social Security programs and increased taxes will affect their ability to afford retirement.

“ASPPA and the National Tax Sheltered Accounts Association (NTSAA) express concern with regard to how the application of proposed new rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, will impact retirement plan professionals who work with governmental sponsored retirement plans."

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A decade of legislative attacks and regulatory missteps capped off by the biggest market collapse since the Great Depression appears to have ended the long ride of American Capitalism. If this sounds merely theoretical to you, then don’t read this because it’s not going to be good for your 401(k)...