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May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former president of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has stepped down from the board of the Los Angeles fire and...

May 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Memphis-based paper products manufacturer has joined the ranks of employers suspending their 401(k) match as part of a cost-cutting campaign.

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer announced the addition of six new hires to support the expanded distribution of its defined contribution (DC) administration services to plan sponsors...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the performance of institutional investors' portfolios improved during the first quarter of 2009, all categories were all still in negative territory, according...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Payden & Rygel has announced a reduction in expenses for the Payden/Wilshire Longevity Funds, its target-date fund series.

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has canceled his call to increase pension costs for Illinois teachers, university staff and state employees.

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Because the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) only requires overall plan level investment diversification, a group of General Motors defined contribution plan...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Considering that her boss has a well-used Blackberry clipped to his belt, it was no surprise that new U.S. Secretary of Labor (DoL)...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Gibraltar Industries, Inc., manufacturer, processor, and distributor of products for the building, industrial, and vehicular markets, announced it has suspended company match contributions...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women remain at a higher risk for retirement insecurity as compared to men, according to a new research brief issued today by the...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Aon Consulting survey has found that many companies with frozen pensions intend to make investment strategy changes to cut corporate pension...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. on Wednesday agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle bid-rigging and client-steering charges leveled by Connecticut Attorney General...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ascensus, recordkeeper and administrator for retirement plans in the micro- to large-market segments, has enhanced its PrudentAdvisor and PrudentLink fee-based adviser retirement plan...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) poll finds that the pressure to work long hours and during vacation is generally self-imposed...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MetLife Mature Market Institute has released a workbook with a DVD containing assessment tools, information and resources to help those contemplating whether...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Complying with new 403(b) regulations can be an opportunity to provide a better retirement benefit for participants.

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - WisdomTree, an ETF sponsor and index developer, and The Dreyfus Corporation, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management, announced the listing of the WisdomTree...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research conducted for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) shows that, while headcount and HR budget projections vary significantly across Europe, all organizations surveyed forecast reductions to...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING Life Companies has relaunched its corporate variable universal life insurance product (ING Corporate VUL, policy form series #2516) issued by Security Life...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The K-12 segment of the 403(b) plan market faces unique challenges, according to a recent panel at PLANSPONSOR's 403(b) summit.