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July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – President Obama has signed into law financial reform legislation which includes changes to pay and governance requirements for companies.

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A consulting and research firm predicts that deals in the benefits administration outsourcing (BAO) market will grow by 12% to 18% this year.

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Cash balance plan provider Kravitz announced it has opened a New York office to develop its business in the Northeast and serve existing...

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As global equity markets stumbled during the second quarter, so did returns for target maturity funds, according to Ibbotson Associates.

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest Ariel Black Investor Survey found that African American investors were twice as likely to have cut their 401(k) contributions to survive...

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. sponsors of defined contribution (DC) plans are focused on responding to Department of Labor (DoL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) activities, according to a...

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors who were skittish over the European sovereign debt crisis and whether the global economy would slide back into recession reversed course in...

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For Gen Xers (those currently ages 36–45), how long they are eligible to participate in a defined contribution (401(k)-type) retirement plan can make...

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has repeated recommendations first made two years ago that the Department of Labor (DoL) issue guidance on...

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Maryland State Retirement and Pension System announced its portfolio returned 14.05% on investments for the fiscal year that just ended June 30,...

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) plans several initiatives next year to help gather more information about employers’ family leave policies and how...

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. employers are reporting a 2.5% average salary budget increase across all employee categories for 2010.

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ADP has introduced its new FSA Growth Program to help clients drive enrollment in their Flexible Spending Account (FSA) programs.

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – President Obama has renominated Joshua Gotbaum for Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.