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September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forward Management, LLC has launched Forward Tactical Growth Fund (FFTGX).

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services has upgraded its open-end mutual fund research product for financial advisers with bottom-up research about a fund's...

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong portfolio returns could not offset a large decline in corporate bond yields in August, pushing the Towers Perrin Pension Index down 1%,...

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer than 5% of employers polled planned a reduction or elimination of their health and productivity programs.

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has found that Boeing Co. did not violate the Employee Retirement Income Security...

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff rejected a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Bank of America (BofA) over bonuses paid...

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. (HGI) has announced the launch of the Hansberger Multiple Investment Trust, a collective investment trust (CIT).

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow has sentenced Alan Neal Mates of Weston, Florida, to a year and a day in prison followed...

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust announced that Anthony Wilkins has been named Global Head of Defined Contribution Sales and Service for its asset management arm, Northern...

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -New York Life Retirement Plan Services has unveiled a redesigned participant Web page.

September 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer may still be on the legal hook for violating federal age discrimination laws even if the hiring manager accused of potential...

September 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In Notice 2009-75, the Internal Revenue Service provides guidance in the form of a Q&A on the tax treatment of eligible rollover distributions...

September 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illustrating the grievous toll the market turmoil has taken on Harvard University's endowment, a new report indicates the fund shed nearly $11 billion...

September 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has established an information center describing the various tax credits, deductions, and savings plans available under the American...

September 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Portsmouth (UK) City Council has banned Facebook for all employees.

November 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With Fortune 1000 companies under ever-increasing pressure to eliminate their unfunded long-term liabilities, many are uncertain as to how to finance efficiently other...

September 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Indiana Court of Appeals has agreed with the state's Worker's Compensation Board that an employee who sustained a work-related injury is entitled...

September 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Declaring that a female pilot suing her former employer for sex discrimination had put forward a strong enough initial case, federal appellate judges...

September 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among its many provisions, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) included a rule change for Section 529 tax-free college savings plans and...

September 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will hold a roundtable about securities lending and short sale issues later this...