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May 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Brandeis University has announced plans to suspend its retirement plan match for faculty and staff starting in July because of the faltering economy.

May 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) filed a lawsuit Wednesday to recover more than $100 million in losses related to its purchase of...

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the appeal process individuals can use if they are denied a premium subsidy for their group...

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercy Medical Center has instituted a pay freeze that will affect its senior leaders, directors and managers, including its CEO.

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 43% of the assets held by workers in 401(k) plans administered by Charles Schwab who left their jobs in the first quarter...

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consumers are more concerned about short-term security than long-term financial goals, according to the 2009 Survey of Financial Values and Debt sponsored by...

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Being perfect may be bad for your health.

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Senators Tom Coburn, (R-Oklahoma) and Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) and U.S. Representatives Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) and Devin Nunes (R-California) introduced health care...

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies are embracing Web 2.0 technologies such as social networking tools, blogs and Webcasts for internal communications and as part of their overall...

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge turned away an attempt by a group of Indiana pension funds to block the sale of Chrysler assets.

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal has beefed up its offerings to help advisers help plan participants with retirement income planning.

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-five percent of Canadian workers in a new poll said "personal satisfaction" was the primary thing motivating their efforts to do quality work.

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust has enhanced its offering to Funds of Hedge Funds clients with a new feature that enables managers to assess the impact...

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Neuberger Berman Group LLC announced Michael J. Holmberg, a veteran distressed credit portfolio manager, has joined the firm.

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has tapped Jacques P. Perold for the newly created position of chief operating officer of Asset Management.

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has introduced MAS Portal, a new Web-based interface to its Managed Accounts Service (MAS) that will...

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced publication of a notice further extending the applicability and effective dates...

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois Teachers Retirement System has approved changes to the long term goals for three of its asset classes.

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North Dakota plan sponsors looking to bone up on health benefits laws will soon have an opportunity.

May 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emerging Global Advisors, LLC has introduced an emerging market sector family of exchange traded funds (ETFs).