Administration

August 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge's signature approving a $17-million settlement in a stock drop case against UnitedHealth Group has resolved the final piece of litigation...

Plan sponsors are increasingly focused on fees - how they can impact net returns, and the implications of a heightened regulatory emphasis on fuller participant disclosures and communication.

Some glide paths treat their target dates as an end point for their participants' plans, while for others it signals one more transition within the fund.

A number of asset allocation alternatives have seen the growing importance of exchange-traded funds and collective funds in today's market.

Despite not qualifying as a "long-term" solution under the final qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) regulations, capital preservation funds remain a popular default choice for many plan sponsors.

Asked if their recordkeeper offered the most appropriate target-date solution for their participants, more than a third of plan sponsor respondents to PLANSPONSOR's 2008 Defined Contribution Survey said...

Many plan sponsors, worried about poor diversification within their plans, are considering re-enrolling some or all of their participants into a new portfolio strategy with the right to...

Some have argued that target-date funds do not accurately estimate individuals' income needs as they switch from the accumulation phase of their working years to the distribution of...

Target-date funds have been the focus of a lot of attention recently, and are considered by many plan sponsors to be an attractive option because they compensate for...

Despite the range and variety of target-date funds now available in the market, only a few have found real success.

August 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), long an iconic measure of the stock market's performance, may soon have a new name.

August 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Reuters report, quoting anonymous sources, says Morgan Stanley is considering a deal for its Van Kampen Investments Unit as part of a...

August 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A U.S. House Democrat has demanded extensive compensation and general information from 50 large commercial health insurers.

August 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey's Higher Education Student Assistance Authority reached an agreement to reduce administrative fees and offer more conservative investments for the NJBEST 529...

August 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group announced it has signed a definitive stock purchase agreement to sell ownership of Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries...

August 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has dismissed the conspiracy and fraud conviction against former Brocade CEO Gregory Reyes after finding that prosecutors lied during...

August 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former American International Group (AIG) CEO Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg and other AIG executives have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by three...

August 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, New York state Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo alleged in a lawsuit on Monday that Charles Schwab & Co. misled investors...

August 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Millions of Fidelity customers invested in two of its target-date funds have voted for a proposal to prevent holdings in investments in companies...

August 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Andrew Cuomo, the New York state Attorney General, is likely to file suit as soon as this week against Charles Schwab over Schwab's...