PLANSPONSOR Announces 2010 Plan Sponsors of the Year

STAMFORD, Conn., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- PLANSPONSOR today announces the 2010 winners of its annual Plan Sponsor of the Year awards, across four distinct workplace segments:

"With demonstrable results, each of these plan sponsors has distinguished itself by making a consistent and thoughtful commitment to its workers and their retirement security," said Nevin E. Adams, Editor-in-Chief of PLANSPONSOR magazine.

The four plan sponsors will be recognized at PLANSPONSOR's annual Awards for Excellence dinner in New York City on March 25, and also will be featured in the March issue of the magazine.

In addition to recognizing best-in-class standouts in a variety of categories, PLANSPONSOR also will announce the winners of its annual Retirement Plan Adviser and Retirement Plan Adviser Team of the Year awards.

For additional details about this year's award, please visit plansponsor.com.

About the Award

Each year, the editors of PLANSPONSOR magazine, the nation's leading information resource on workplace retirement plans, honors those employers that demonstrate leadership in providing a more secure retirement for workers.  Strong investment performance, rigorous corporate governance, and an enduring commitment to participant education are the hallmarks of distinction of PLANSPONSOR's Plan Sponsor of the Year awards.

Last year's winners included Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, WellSpan Health, the West Virginia Teachers' Retirement System, and the City of Los Angeles.  Previous recipients have included M. A. Mortenson Company; the YMCA Retirement Fund; the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System; the State of Hawaii; Oregon Public Employees' Retirement System; American Airlines; IBM; the United Methodist Church; Gary Amelio, Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board; David Bronner, Head of the Retirement Systems of Alabama; the FDNY Pension Fund; and General Motors Asset Management's Allen Reed.

About PLANSPONSOR

PLANSPONSOR magazine, an Asset International, Inc., publication, is the nation's leading authority on retirement issues and benefits programs. PLANSPONSOR.com provides comprehensive news and commerce services dedicated solely to helping employers and financial advisers navigate the complex world of retirement plans and benefit programs on behalf of their employees or clients. For more information, see www.plansponsor.com.

About Asset International, Inc.

Asset International, Inc., is a privately held publisher and information provider to global pension funds, asset managers, financial advisers, banking service providers, and other financial institutions in the private and public sector. Asset International produces and distributes print and digital publications, sponsors conferences, and provides research and data resources via its industry-leading brands PLANSPONSOR, PLANADVISER, Global Custodian, ai5000, Strategic Insight, and The Trade. The company was acquired in January 2009 by Austin Ventures and has offices in New York, London, and Stamford, CT.

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