Benefits

December 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of attorneys surveyed (51%) said networking, personal referrals, or peer referrals are the most effective resources for finding skilled support...

December 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new MetLife study finds that 42% of retirees surveyed are considering reallocating their assets to products that may provide a higher rate...

December 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A third of Canadian workers say they do not expect to retire from work until after the age of 65, according to the...

December 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kentucky State Representative Mike Cherry, chairman of the House State Government Committee, said he plans to file a bill that would keep the...

December 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While IT professionals may dress casually on the job, those looking for work should be more formal, a new survey suggests.

December 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers participating in a recent severance package benchmarking survey offer both outplacement services and financial planning to their laid-off employees.

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Due to new 403(b) regulations requiring plan monitoring for compliance with distribution and loan rules and withdrawal and contribution limits, plan sponsors have...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recognizing the significant amount of employee anxiety about the nation's continuing economic crisis, a new survey found most U.S. employers are communicating with...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) on Friday said its data show health coverage purchasers increasingly require plans to focus on the...

December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most of the millions of American workers who invest for retirement through a 401(k) plan are staying the course despite tumultuous markets, and...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 403(b) plan sponsors have just gotten some additional breathing room from regulators - and, according to a recent survey, they'll need it.

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you're having your office holiday party today, you have a lot of company.

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - GenCorp Inc. announced it is freezing its defined benefit pension plan and suspending 401(k) plan match contributions for non-union employees.

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. could find itself facing a participant lawsuit as the Cincinnati law firm of Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC has...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a statement of its fiscal year second quarter earnings results FedEx Corp. said it will suspend 401(k) match contributions and reduce salaries...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A joint nationwide survey conducted by Towers Perrin and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS) indicates a rapid movement toward...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of companies implementing layoffs, hiring and salary freezes, and smaller pay raises, has risen sharply in just two months, according to...

December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At year-end 2007 more than 7% of 401(k) assets were invested in lifecycle funds and one-quarter of 401(k) participants held lifecycle funds, according...

December 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Governor David A. Paterson has proposed a steep public employee pension rollback as part of the Empire State's emergency budget-cutting efforts.

December 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Motorola on Wednesday announced it was freezing its defined benefit pension plan on March 1, 2009 and suspending its 401(k) plan match on...