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January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of companies (53%) recommend holding a Say on Pay vote every three years, according to a study by executive compensation consultancy...

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) is establishing a pool of qualified and experienced firms to aid in the analysis and review...

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has renewed its long-standing relationship with BP America, Inc., a subsidiary of BP plc, as its total retirement services provider.

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – We often report wacky things job candidates do or say in interviews, but interviewers can be wacky too.

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UBS Global Asset Management US Pension Fund Fitness Tracker found the typical pension plan’s funding ratio increased by approximately 9% during the...

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation’s unemployment rate dropped last month, but job growth remained tepid.

 

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly investigating whether the state of California properly informed municipal bond buyers about the true fiscal...

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California state lawmaker has introduced a bill to prevent all public employees from gaining dramatically increased pension benefits.

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Representative Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) has introduced new legislation, H.R. 87, to repeal the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill.

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Tax Court has upheld a decision by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) and its employee...

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – After filing an amended complaint, participants of Medtronic Inc.’s retirement plan failed to convince the court that the company breached its fiduciary duties...

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Unlike many of his judicial brethren, a federal judge in New York has rejected claims that plan fiduciaries are effectively immunized against stock...

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – VALIC has been retained by the Kansas City, Missouri, School District as a 403(b) plan provider for its more than 3,300 teachers and...

January 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Richard Turner, VALIC Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2011 Advisory Council on Employee...

January 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) may think repealing health care reform would cost billions, but a prominent Republican says it’s...