Benefits

March 20, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in employment-based defined contribution plans (typically 401(k) plans), individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and Keogh plans are concentrated in families with high family...

March 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The upcoming wave of Baby Boomer retirements and its effects on employers' future staffing needs may be a difficult issue, but a new...

March 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research from Watson Wyatt finds operational issues are impeding employers from tapping into the full potential of onsite health centers.

March 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report released Wednesday by a coalition of business groups finds Generations X and Y members have defined financial goals including amassing...

March 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 20% of those responding to a new survey said they will spend less than an hour a week following the goings-on at...

March 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unexpected health care costs and inflation are top concerns for pre-retirees and retirees, according to a retirement survey recently commissioned by MFS Investment...

March 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The NCAA college basketball tournament may be capturing the attention of the nation's sports fans, but that apparently doesn't mean people are forgetting...

March 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) or high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) combined with a tax-advantaged savings or reimbursement account are not living up to claims...

March 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two out of three people in a recent poll said they think about how much they'll need for retirement, yet half say calculating...

March 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may insist they are comfortable with fee disclosure efforts as they exist now, but a new Chatham Partners study asserted that...

March 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a Web cast on Friday, ING discussed the impact of the 403(b) regulations and an action plan for implementing regulation provisions.

March 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer-provided health care benefits costs climbed to an average $2.59 hourly in 2005 - almost $1 more than six years earlier, according to...

March 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute has scheduled a "403(b) Plans Data Sharing Technology Summit" for Wednesday, March 26, in Hartford, Connecticut, to discuss the technology...

March 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -A few thank yous around the workplace can go a long way - an estimated £5.2 billion worth - according to a new survey...

March 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Callan Associates study of the impact of the Pension Protection Act (PPA) provides yet another confirmation of the popularity of target-date...

March 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new MassMutual study finds that plans using automatic features such as enrollment are apparently not be driving away participants with their auto...

March 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Conventional wisdom has long held that daylight saving time saves energy, but a new study suggests otherwise.

March 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new global survey of human resources executives finds that while 82% identify a "war for talent" as a key issue over the...

March 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The United Kingdom's highest court has ruled that the widow of a man who committed suicide six years after a workplace accident should...

March 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thirty seven percent of respondents to a new survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation on behalf of TD AMERITRADE indicated that the rising...