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October 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Insured Retirement Institute (IRI)-sponsored report suggests that Hispanic Americans continue to disproportionately face financial hurdles in preparing for retirement.

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After rising in 2003 and for the next four consecutive years, the average 401(k) retirement account fell 24.3% in 2008, according to an...

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 41% of employers in an Aon Consulting survey are planning substantial changes to their 2010 medical coverage offerings compared to what they...

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced two guilty pleas in the ongoing investigation relating to the New York State Common Retirement Fund (CRF).

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is expected to propose remaking the board of the Empire State's pension fund by adding 12 more...

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING U.S. Retirement Services has rolled out a number of new initiatives to enhance support to its third party administrator (TPA) partners.

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a recent letter, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius assured lawmakers that her department, along with the Department of Labor...

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments has announced two senior appointments within its Global Distribution team.

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite six consecutive months of positive U.S. equity performance, the funded status of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies declined from 84%...

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers are trying to counter a U.S. Supreme Court decision on proving violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saying they saw "sufficient evidence of reprehensible or recklessly indifferent conduct" by retailing giant Wal-Mart to support a nearly $2-million verdict in a...

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. employers will be required to contribute $89 billion into their defined benefit (DB) plans in 2010 and more than $146 billion in...

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small business owners now have a new place to go for information about retirement planning.

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer's move to reduce its equity holdings and increase fixed income investments in its cash balance pension plan did not represent an...

October 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study is the latest indication that the nation's economic downturn is affecting the retirement landscape.

October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Winona County (Minnesota) District Court judge has ruled against two unions that sued the Winona school district over the reduction of the...

October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by the Principal Financial Group found that among the 75% of plan sponsors jobbing out the recordkeeping for their nonqualified...

October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former payroll administrator for a Houston recycling company has been indicted for stealing paychecks and 401(k) plan money.

October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has introduced a number of enhancements to its compliance monitoring capabilities to assist asset owners and asset managers with...

October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - VALIC has been retained by Anne Arundel County (Maryland) Public Schools (AACPS) and the Iowa Department of Administrative Services (DAS) as a 403(b)...