June 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to an annual survey conducted by Towers Watson, many HR departments say talent and performance management technology systems will be one of...

June 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has dismissed claims that Halliburton Inc. miscalculated pension benefits, agreeing that the plaintiffs failed to exhaust the administrative claims procedures...

June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer’s "Survey on Absence and Disability Management 2010" found that 46% of employers are making the reduction of absenteeism’s impact on operations a top...

June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) submitted a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) suggesting improvements to the pre-approved plan...

June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the U.S. Tax Court, since 1988 Mark Warmoth created two corporations that manufactured nothing except tax-saving retirement plans for their founder.

June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent press release, the state’s unfunded pension liability rose slightly this week as state consultants recalculated the pension tab for judges...

June 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has a Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) for retirement plan sponsors to correct mistakes in their plan; however, mistakes can...

June 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trisha Brambley has joined New Jersey-based Portfolio Evaluations, Inc. (PEI).

June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) announced that Michael Doggett, business representative for the...

June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Guggenheim Funds Distributors, Inc. has announced the expansion of its international exchange-traded...

June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) – Specialty insurance brokerage firm Alliant Insurance Services has announced that Michael F. Foy has joined the company’s national retirement services group, Alliant Retirement Services,...

June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a recent letter to the Department of Labor (DoL), the SPARK Institute responded to the proposed extension of the applicability dates for the...

June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) The Pension Rights Center, a nonprofit consumer rights organization, believes that current safe harbor rules balance the interests of participants and beneficiaries with the interests...

June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis has filed a brief asking for a rehearing and reversal of an appellate panel's ruling that a “surcharge” is...

June 10, 2011(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ohio’s Supreme Court ruled that a machine shop employee fired within an hour of reporting an injury, but before he could file a worker’s...

June 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -DST Retirement Solutions has hired Ian Sheridan as division vice president to implement its new Retirement Income Information Clearing & Calculation (RICC) offering and...

June 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Association of State Retirement Administrators has selected Linda R. Savitsky to serve as executive director effective August 1, 2011....