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January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A nationwide provider of Social Security disability representation and Medicare services says that throughout 2009, unemployment for people with disabilities significantly outpaced the...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Schwab has announced the availability of six new managed portfolios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) available through a low cost fee-based portfolio advisory program.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute has released the final version of its guidelines on Form 5500 Aggregation for multiple vendor ERISA-covered 403(b) plans.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers in the United States have become less satisfied with their health plan providers, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Masdar and Deutsche Bank have together launched the DB Masdar Clean Tech Fund and its first closing, raising $265 million.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Great-West Retirement Services has appointed Ryan Derbes as regional sales director for west Florida, the Florida Panhandle, and southern Alabama.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Chartwell Partners has launched an emerging markets investment product that excludes China and Vietnam.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consultant Hay Group expects that annual premium increases for health coverage will average approximately 9% during 2010.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Insurer Aetna has opened its employee assistance program (EAP) to all members, employees, and their families with loved ones affected by the Haiti...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) has seeded a new feeder hedge fund with $250 million in what officials of the...

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BlackRock, Inc. has acquired a firm that it says will expand its commercial real estate capabilities.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two teachers have filed a lawsuit against VALIC, claiming the firm misled them about purchasing annuities for their 403(b) accounts.

January 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though 40 once was widely considered something of a milestone that defined middle age, a new survey suggests that overall stress...