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May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit pension plans deteriorated by $33 billion during April 2010 as measured by the...

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – World Wrestling Entertainment has denied firing its former general counsel over allegations of sexual harassment.

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer’s failure to look into a bias complaint by an employee is not a retaliatory act against the person submitting the bias...

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tough proposed regulations by the European Union (EU) of hedge funds and private equity concerns may represent an early political defeat for U.K....

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median plan in the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe posted a 3.53% return for the first quarter of 2010, the fourth...

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dreyfus Corporation, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management, has announced the launch of Dreyfus Global Real Return Fund, Inc.

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – United Technologies Corp. (UTC) will extend health care coverage to adult children of its employees up to age 26 on July 1.

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Towers Watson has announced the launch of the Canadian Rx Coalition, a new way for employers to manage employee drug plans through a...

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has signed a bill that eliminates taxes on retirement income for senior citizens.

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Continental Airlines kept secret a change in how it would calculate pension benefits that shortchanged some employees, four former Continental pilots allege in...

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Synapses Inc., a provider of 401(k) education, products and services, is supplying its Sponsor Profile tool to Madison, Wisconsin-based CUNA Mutual Group for...

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments says it will begin to “actively seek opportunities” to serve the broader college savings market nationwide.

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aflac now offers voluntary group benefits to companies with as few as 100 employees.

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey by staffing firm Robert Half found 46% of respondents plan to put off their retirement - often because of the...

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new CareerBuilder survey, nearly one-third (32%) of employers are concerned about losing their high-performing workers in the second quarter.

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced that the EFAST2 electronic filing system for Forms 5500 and 5500-SF employee benefit plan annual...

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Scott Holsopple will assume the position of chief executive officer of Smart401k immediately.

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal employees are outpacing the general population in putting dollars toward retirement and long-term debt, according to the First Command Financial Behaviors Index.

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors poured $12.2 billion into exchange-traded funds in April 2010, bringing total year-to-date net inflows to $19.9 billion, according to Morningstar Direct Fund...

May 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. open-end mutual funds gathered almost $41 billion in assets during April, according to Morningstar Direct Fund Flows.