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October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The City of St. Clair Shores (Michigan) Police and Fire Retirement System is challenging as unfair to shareholders the proposed merger between Affiliated...

October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The defined contribution investment only (DCIO) business is moving from a minor appendage of an asset management firm's sales effort to its backbone,...

October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced Tuesday that its maximum insurance benefit for 2010 is staying the same at $54,000 annually for...

October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. House Representatives Earl Pomeroy (D-North Dakota) and Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) have introduced a bill to further ease funding requirements for defined benefit...

October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors (and "plan professionals") looking to bone up on the new Form 5500 will have another chance to do so online.

October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com - CDM Retirement Consultants, Inc., a Towson, Maryland, provider of open architecture retirement plan solutions, is now offering administration services for defined benefit plans,...

October 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management has announced the launch of My Retirement Income, a feature within the Merrill Lynch Retirement Income Service that...

October 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com - Federal employees who believe they have been sexually harassed need to report their complaints to the designated agency authority as soon as possible...

October 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week a Senate committee will once again take up the topic of target-date funds.

October 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors emerged from the third quarter with another solid round of gains, according to a new report.

October 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The new 403(b) regulations and the recent market volatility, combined with heightened fiduciary concerns, led more health care organization retirement plan sponsors to...

October 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds small business owners are ready to pick up hiring, but feel the inability to afford benefits may hinder them...

October 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While recent proposals to boost retirement savings for workers without access to employer-sponsored plans could increase the portion of Americans saving for retirement,...

October 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual Retirement Services' quarterly analysis of plans it administers indicates plan participants are more engaged in their retirement planning and saving, and are...

October 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Third party administrator Sentinel Financial Group will be installing vWise SmartPlan Enterprise onto its SunGard Relius platform January 1.

OCTOBER 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A new partnership between a benefits software provider and an insurer will allow employers to more easily sign up workers for the insurer's...

October 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from J.P. Morgan finds 401(k) participants embrace the responsibility of controlling their retirement savings, but without confidence to succeed.

October 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Starting January 1, 2010, General Motors Co. will offer only high-deductible consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) to its 24,000 salaried employees.

October 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company CEO Steve Rasmussen has announced new assignments for several executive leaders across the company.

October 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has declined to dismiss a case against BP Corporation North America over calculations...