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January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lord, Abbett & Co. has reduced the net expense ratios on two of its funds, effective December 31, 2009.

January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New York state attorney general's office reportedly intends to ask for the dismissal of charges against former insurance executives who pleaded guilty...

January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIGNA Corporation announced that David Guilmette will join the firm as the president of its national segment.

January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Milwaukee company is not only reinstating pre-economic crisis pay rates for employees, but intends to pay them back the wages lost when...

January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension funding levels at large U.S. companies improved at the end of last year largely due to the rebounding stock markets, but are...

January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recommendation from the Council on Ethics at the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) in Norway has led to a Minister of Finance...

January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.K.'s Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Standard Life £2.45m for misleading thousands of pension customers about the safety of one of...

January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite wild fluctuations in the world markets during the economic downturn, the aggregate funded ratio of defined benefit plans sponsored by Canadian public...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) are offering free financial planning services as part of a...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Independent Fiduciary Services (IFS) said in a news release that it has been hired by the UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust to manage...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Progress in November helped bring year-to-date net flows worldwide to $825 billion - reaching full-year gains made in 2007, according to data from...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A closely watched case involving the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging excessive 401(k) fees by Deere & Co. won’t get a hearing before...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust has announced that financial services industry veteran Lyle Logan will lead a new Global Financial Institutions Group.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BrightScope has unveiled its new Personal 401k Fee Report for participants.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent survey conducted by TD Bank, 92% of small-business owners are considering proactive strategies to prepare for an economic upswing,...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With more employees than ever working in other countries, more multinational corporations are contemplating a global incentive strategy rather than piecemeal, country-by-country efforts,...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is launching a campaign to boost use of its self-service benefits Web site, Guardian Anytime.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An end of the year rally was still not enough to keep the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index from an overall deficit for...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers compensation claims for employees older than 65 are less severe in terms of indemnity and frequency but more severe in terms of...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer trade group has sent a letter to the Obama Administration asserting that the final health-reform bill should continue to support employer-based...