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August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A split federal appellate court panel has ruled that employees suing a governmental employer cannot rely on a rule designed to prohibit people...

August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fresh from a year in which the value of state of Massachusetts' public pension holdings plummeted 24%, officials have decided to cut their...

August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge properly allowed the sale of Chrysler LLC's assets...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds of Ohio middle and high school students whose financial habits were tracked after going through a financial literacy program reported saving more...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies and financial institutions around the world express strong levels of support for many of the key components of financial regulation reform proposed...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates announced it will provide delegated investment services to Crawford & Company, provider of claims management and related solutions to the risk...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Principal Financial Group research project has found that non-qualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans are apparently moving down market.

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order requiring the former president of Chicago-based AA Capital Partners Inc. to...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois Bankers Association (IBA) and the Springfield, Illinois-based Empire Advisory Group are teaming up to offer Empire's 401(k) Plan, 403(b) Plan, and...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small, entrepreneurial investment management firms maintained a performance advantage over larger, established firms through last year's market downturn, according to updated research on...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small, entrepreneurial investment management firms maintained a performance advantage over larger, established firms through last year's market downturn, according to updated research on...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sports media company ESPN has issued a 12-part company policy about employee use of social networking Web sites such as Twitter.

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds a number of laid off workers are changing their appearance to attract a new employer.

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New survey data from United Benefit Advisors, LLC (UBA) suggests that over 44% of employers agree that individuals should pay more for health...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Accountants in a recent survey showed considerable employer loyalty despite the job pressures of the down economy.

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Median asset levels in defined contribution and IRA/Keogh plans dropped at least 15% from year-end 2007 to mid-June 2009, according to an analysis...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The QVC home shopping network turned away workers at its Rocky Mount, North Carolina, distribution center as part of a probe into whether...

August 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plans at FTSE 100 companies ran an aggregate £90-billion shortfall as of June 30, 2009, an £82-billion increase over a year earlier,...

August 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed civil fraud and other charges against General Electric Company (GE), alleging that it misled investors by...

August 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aetna has entered into an agreement to acquire Horizon Behavioral Services, LLC, a provider of Employee Assistance Programs to mid-sized and large employers.