Target-Date Hearing Webcast Now Online

June 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has posted on its Web site the archived Webcast of the June 18, 2009, joint target-date fund hearing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The hearing received testimony from 36 witnesses on issues relating to target-date funds and other similar investment options.  

According to EBSA, t he Webcast archive is broken down by witness panels to make it easier to view. It can be viewed at http://www.dol.gov/dol/media/webcast/hearing/ .  

Additional i nformation from the hearing - including testimony of witnesses and public comments -- is available on EBSA's Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa , under New and Noteworthy.

Fred Schneyer
editors@plansponsor.com