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September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Health and Human Services has announced the first round of nearly 2,000 applications for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Reinsurance Program...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Twenty-one percent of respondents to a new CareerBuilder survey say they have had to make ends meet in the last year by cutting...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. pension plan funded positions have fallen to historic lows during August because of simultaneously falling equity markets and interest rates, according to...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Chief Investment Officer Charles W. Grant announced that he will not consider reappointment to his position at the expiration...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal court has given preliminary approval of a settlement that would resolve lawsuits alleging breaches of fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update intended to increase transparency in financial reporting about entities that...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an independent survey of 471 retirees, 71% say they love being retired.

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The First Command Financial Behaviors Index reveals that average monthly savings solely for health care costs during retirement climbed to $245 in July,...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hand Benefits & Trust Company has selected Blue Prairie Group LLC (BPG) and Target Date Solutions (TDS) as managers of the SMART Fund...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent Harris poll finds two-thirds of Americans (66%) say the current job market of their region is bad.

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent national survey of full-time workers by The Hartford Financial Services Group found the overall number signing up for life insurance benefits...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer has turned to Michael Barbour as Partner for its Health and Benefits consulting business in its Houston office, a new position.

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some 89% of respondents to a recent poll said work/life balance is an issue in their lives, including 54% who termed it a "significant...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Older workers’ confidence in their ability to retire comfortably has rebounded modestly in the past year, although confidence levels remain well below those...

September 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Q210 survey of private company executives finds 54% planning to add staff over the next year – up slightly from the previous...

August 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As rough a month as August was for the markets – and the one just past was the worst since 2001 -...