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November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $44.6 billion in September, according to Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute has sent comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the potential impact on retirement plan intermediaries of the...

November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has sued the owner of a defunct Rhineland, Missouri, landscaping company for allegedly paying operating expenses using employee...

November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey finds that employers could use some help hiring people with disabilities.

November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – REITs continued their strong rally through October, and REIT total returns year-to-date through October 31 were triple those of the S&P 500 for...

November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - LCG Associates, Inc., an institutional investment consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta, has promoted Britt L. Bentley, to Vice President.

November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies decreased by $56 billion to $373 billion at the end of October according...

November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Kansas has cleared the way for former YRC Worldwide employees to move forward with their stock-drop suit against the...

November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – A new report from Towers Watson uses the lessons learned from the economic downturn to put forth a new approach to asset...

November 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Legislation restricting New Jersey employers from conducting pre-employment credit checks may soon come before the full state Assembly.

November 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has set out three Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding implementation of the market reform...

November 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Craig Castner has recently joined ING U.S. Retirement Services as the new wirehouse RVP covering New York City.

November 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The current and former trustees of several retirement, health and welfare plans of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 99...

November 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Retirement Services has announced the hiring of Daniel Long as division vice president in the company’s central region.

November 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large-size U.S. plan sponsors recently surveyed believe participation in defined contribution plans should be mandatory, with immediate vesting of employer contributions.

November 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The TCW Group, Inc., an international asset-management firm, has announced the availability of the TCW SMID Cap Growth Fund.

November 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC (GW&K), a manager of active fixed income and equity investment strategies, has announced the hiring of John Brescia...

November 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investments of the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) of Illinois posted a 13.5% rate of return during fiscal year 2010.

November 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eighty-four percent of corporate finance officials say they plan no change to their 401(k) match, up 10% from six months earlier, while 10%...

November 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Paychex, Inc. has announced Neil Rohrer has been named vice president of sales for Core payroll in the Eastern United States.