Dreman Contrarian Value Equity Fund Launched

May 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dreman Value Management L.L.C., a contrarian value asset management company, has announced the launch of the Dreman Contrarian Value Equity Fund.

The new fund will be managed by E. Clifton “Cliff” Hoover, Jr., who last September succeeded David Dreman as the firm’s Chief Investment Officer, and Wesley D. Wright. With an investment objective of long-term capital appreciation, the performance target for the Dreman Contrarian Value Equity Fund is to exceed the Russell 3000 Value Index over a full market cycle.  

According to a press release, while the fund’s composition and market capitalization range is subject to change from time to time, the portfolio managers expect to invest in 45 to 55 U.S. stocks of any capitalization.   

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The announcement said the Value Equity Fund, which will be offered in three Classes — A, C, and Institutional — may be a suitable investment for long-term investors seeking a fund with a long-term capital appreciation investment strategy, investors willing to accept price fluctuations in their investment, and investors who can tolerate the general risks associated with common stock investments.

Hyatt Legal Plans Offers Guide on Employee Legal Issues

May 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hyatt Legal Plans, a MetLife company, announced the availability of a new resource designed to help employers understand the impact that employees’ personal legal matters have on the workplace.

A press release said Quantifying the Workplace Impact of Employees’ Personal Legal Matters: Five Issues Addressed With Group Legal Plans reveals how employees’ routine legal matters can affect workplace productivity and illustrates how group legal plans as a voluntary benefit may help mitigate the impact, while contributing towards achieving objectives of employee retention and cost control.   

The guide, which is the result of surveying working Americans who have had at least one legal issue in the past five years (see Employee Legal Issues May Take a Toll on Productivity), is available for download at http://www.legalplans.com/employee-legal-study.

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