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August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RBS says it will scale back on the benefits that can be earned by staff in its final-salary pension scheme.

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care cost are expected to increase on average 10.5% in the next year, according to Aon Consulting.

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the next 12 months, more than half of employers polled plan to hire full-time employees, four in 10 will hire contract, temporary...

September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Segal Company estimate indicates that health care cost increases for most managed care plans are expected to rise from 10.2% to...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Israeli university student has opened a Twitter site where prayers can be sent for placement in the crevices of Jerusalem's Western Wall,...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - The Internal Revenue Service has created a 403(b) retirement plan mini-course for employees.

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixty-two percent of pension funds have stepped up their fiduciary risk management practices since June 2008 and the same number will have tested...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo & Company have announced the launch of the Wells Fargo Build America Bond Index.

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DWS Investments, the US retail unit of Deutsche Bank's global Asset Management division, has announced the appointment of Michael J. Woods as US...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An SEI Global Quick Poll shows that as companies attempt to regain control of pension finances they are shifting their focus on liability...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pennsylvania Senate has approved legislation proposing the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System take over municipal retirement systems with less than 50% of the...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixty-two percent of pension funds have stepped up their fiduciary risk management practices since June 2008 and the same number will have tested...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Retirement Advantage, Inc. (TRA) has announced the acquisition of 401(k) Administrators out of Las Vegas, Nevada.

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America (BofA) will pay $150 million to settle a class-action lawsuit against Merrill Lynch accusing Merrill Lynch of lying to investors...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - No matter how tight your budget is, the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) has 401(k) Day materials available that will fit within...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, an organization within the Department of Commerce, the average federal employee now makes $79,197, not including...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Many 403(b) plan sponsors are facing for the first time not only Form 5500 reporting, but a plan audit if the plan...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey in Ireland found technogeeks armed with company Blackberrys or smartphones work an extra 16 hours per week on average.

August 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, Inc. will pay $1.72 million and provide significant remedial relief to settle claims of what U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

August 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A man who repeated a gag from the "Seinfeld" show while at work has been fired for sexual harassment, according to the DesMoines...