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November 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-nine percent of those in a recent poll admitted they check work e-mails during family holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

November 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hammond Associates, an investment consultant for endowments, foundations and the private wealth and health care...

November 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – It’s tough being a sales manager at an asset management firm these days, according to a new Cerulli Associates report.

November 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Broadridge Financial Solutions has signed an agreement to acquire Matrix Financial Solutions, Inc. for $201 million in cash.

November 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has upheld a lower court ruling that the minor child of a woman who pleaded guilty to killing the child’s...

November 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Massachusetts state pension fund has $65.6 million invested in two Connecticut hedge funds that were raided by the FBI.

November 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – FirstFed Financial Corp. employees have filed a stock-drop suit alleging the bank kept company stock in its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) after...

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A New Jersey state appellate court has given a female plaintiff permission to move forward with allegations her former employer fostered a gender-based...

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In Revenue Procedure 2010-48, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides guidance to drafters and users of pre-approved IRAs.

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pulp and paper manufacturer AbitibiBowater has agreed to retain all four of its defined benefit pension plans as part of its bankruptcy reorganization.

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Charles Schwab has turned to Neil T. Hickey to be Managing Director, Defined Contribution Investment Only.

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A New Jersey appellate court has cleared a county employer of discrimination charges against a senior electrician who had his driver’s license suspended...

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced settlements of two suits accusing employers of discrimination based on HIV status.

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If your colleagues have their noses glued to their computer screens when you get to the office, it may not be because they...

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential has introduced the Prudential Protection Account in response to the financial crises and plan sponsors’ demand for products with built-in guarantees, the...

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term 401(k) participants took a big hit to their accounts in 2008 but otherwise enjoyed an average 31.9%-advance in 2009, according to a...

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. (MAS) has hired Bruce McGuire as a vice president and senior member of its client relationship team.