December 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a newly-released survey from the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA), more than three-fourths (76.8%) of defined contribution plan sponsors continued...
December 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some 47% of Gen Y employees with an employer-sponsored retirement savings program in a recent poll said retirement savings has to take a...
December 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. employers anticipate a moderate increase in their hiring plans for the first quarter of 2010, according to the seasonally adjusted results of...
December 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey by the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America, and sponsored by The Principal Financial Group found that not-for-profit 403(b) plan sponsors...
December 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Towers Perrin Canada survey shows employers ended up more severely slashing operating costs in 2009 than originally anticipated and that their...
December 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of companies plan to increase their use of social media to communicate with employees in the coming year, according to a...
December 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan participants invested in target-date funds along with other funds offered by the plan could end up with a potentially inferior portfolio...
December 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alabama is switching to a new 457 deferred compensation plan provider amid concerns about the previous provider and its relationship with the Alabama...
December 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sarasota (Florida) Orchestra musicians have voted to ratify a two-year contract with orchestra management, which includes a 403(b) plan option.
December 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Workers are clearly nervous about making ends meet in retirement – and their confidence in workplace savings plans has plunged, according...
December 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $40 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in Massachusetts in which hourly workers claim managers required...
December 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by WorldatWork found that nearly two-thirds of organizations changed sales compensation plan design in 2009.
December 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds that many companies outside of the financial sector are diligently working to more closely match pay to performance and...
December 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –A pension-reform measure approved this week by New York state lawmakers and likely to be signed by Governor David A. Paterson raises the retirement...
December 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, which oversees the Thrift Savings Plan for federal employees, has issued final rules regarding court orders for...
December 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly three-fourths (73.4%) of 403(b) plan sponsors in a recent poll said they did not change their employer match during the 2008-2009 plan...
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fourth Real Life Retirement quarterly pulse survey conducted by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. finds investors are paying more attention to their...
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the first time in a decade, C-suite executives at technology companies saw their 2009 total cash compensation target stay flat...
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plans in the Callan DC Index underperformed the average comparable (2030) target-date fund last quarter, and the difference in allocations to equity could...
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal employees are ahead of the general population in personal savings, most notably within retirement accounts, according to the First Command Financial Behaviors...