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October 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target-date funds have drawn a lot of scrutiny of late, but a new survey suggests that participants still have confidence in the approach.

October 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Social Security Administration announced there will be no cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2010 for monthly social security and supplemental security income (SSI)...

October 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the wake of a Congressional bill giving state and local governments authority to divest assets or bar investment in Sudan-connected companies, a...

October 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials announced that the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act (WRERA) does not require plan sponsors to notify participants...

October 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saying that a Bush Administration-proposed disclosure rule for annual union financial reports was too onerous, the Department of Labor (DoL) has scrapped the...

October 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Investments plans to hire three new vice presidents and one internal sales representative for its defined contribution investment only (DCIO)...

October 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest public pension fund said it is launching a "special review" of fees paid by some of its money managers to...

October 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute reports that many Americans over the age of 55 plan to work at least...

October 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corporation has added custody, cash management, and foreign exchange services to its suite of front-, middle- and back-office administration services for...

October 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian organizations that offer employees multiple benefit plan options may have an advantage when it comes to weathering economic highs and lows, according...

October 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In another example of employers and employees acting like they are from different planets, 84% of employers in a recent poll believe their...

October 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill signed into law by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger creates a two-tier pension for Orange County employees that officials say could save...

October 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A redesign of the Form 990 annual report required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for tax-exempt organizations has prompted a new IRS...

October 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill clamping down on placement agents, the marketing middlemen hired by private equity groups and other...

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While some investors are trying to contain their euphoria over a potential economic recovery, a new institutional investor survey has come up with...

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law a bill that recognizes same-sex marriages entered into in other states, Business Insurance reports.

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved its health care overhaul measure by a 14-9 vote.

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Wisconsin school district accused of failing to accommodate the request of a teacher afflicted with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) to move to...

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Tomorrow is Be Bald and Be Free Day!

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Netherlands-based Philips Electronics and ABN AMRO have unveiled a prototype mood ring - actually bracelet - for online traders.