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October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - VALIC has been chosen by the University of North Texas (UNT) and Texas Woman's University (TWU) as a 403(b) plan provider.

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hewitt 401(k) Index for September shows 401(k) participants continued to slowly and modestly transfer assets from fixed income investments back into equities.

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A long-running legal drama over whether a workplace email accusing a manager of violations of an employer's travel and expense policy constituted libel...

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North Carolina is set to become the second state to charge obese workers more for health insurance, the Charlotte Observer reports.

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING's U.S. Retirement Services operation has introduced a new Web tool for customers to help them determine if they are on track to...

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new poll shows the continuing popularity of workplace voluntary benefits, and 73% of employers offering voluntary benefits include term life policies.

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Trigg County (Kentucky) Hospital's 150 employees were informed last month that their 401(k) plan will be replaced with a 403(b) plan starting in...

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An insurance agent who purchased a book of clients from a retiring coworker is suing the firm with which he is associated for...

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 71% of chief financial officers (CFOs) at leading U.S. retailers do not think they will reduce headcount as a reaction to health...

October 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Mercer study of employer vacation policies found the average U.S. allowance is 15, days while Canada has a statutory minimum of...

October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of U.K. fund providers shows the more often used DC default solution is based on a target return and a...

October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new London School of Economics study indicates that appointing more female directors can help a company's governance, but could ultimately hurt its...

October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. cannot be held liable for mismanagement that may have occurred before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized Washington Mutual,...

October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CAPTRUST Financial Advisors says that the principals of The Jones Blair Group of Wells Fargo Advisors will be joining the CAPTRUST Charlotte office.

October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consolidation looms for some asset managers as revenue declines continue to outweigh steep cost-cutting measures after assets slumped and clients switched to low-cost...

October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Reynolds Associates, a global executive search and assessment firm, has introduced a tool that measures corporate culture "providing companies with objective, quantitative...

October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study finds that about half of the ten largest Sovereign Wealth Funds SWFs have achieved a relatively high level of disclosure,...

October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Harley-Davidson and certain of its executives of breaching...

October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mustache-wearing Americans may earn more than those sporting beards and those clean-shaven, but the mustached also spend more and save less, according to...

October 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with a 27% plunge in the value of its $12.6-billion portfolio as of August 31, and in an effort raise its liquidity...