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July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers believe what will help fix the U.S. health care system is a focus on wellness programs, evidence-based medicine guidelines, improving quality of...

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite modest equity market increases, a decline in bond yields led to a decline in the "typical" U.S. pension fund in June.

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The bankrupt Sun-Times Media Group Inc. did not submit more than $800,000 in required quarterly contributions to five pension plans earlier this year,...

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that former participants in Amgen Inc.'s retirement plans should be given another chance to...

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - NAVA, the Association for Insured Retirement Strategies has instituted a rebranding and is now known as the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI).

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of federal securities class action cases filed in the first six months of 2009 dropped by 22.3% over a year earlier,...

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - To help plan sponsors address the challenges of missing participants, Keane Retirement Services (Keane) has entered into a strategic partnership with automatic rollover...

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UNIFI Companies Retirement Plans announced it will enter the registered investment adviser (RIA) and fee-based marketplace with the acquisition of the Lincoln, Nebraska-based...

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - - State budget cuts have led the Missouri retirement system to put on hold $162,258 in staff bonuses.

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor, in Field Assistance Bulletin 2009-02 has provided transitional relief for administrators of 403(b) plans that make good faith...

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An amendment to a U.S. House health care reform bill would allow departing employees access to continuing health coverage from their old company...

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court's ruling that Qwest Communications did not violate the Employee Retirement Income...

July 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefits Group division of Sun Life Financial Inc. has introduced EAP By Design, a new Employee Assistance Program that allows employers...

July 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California officials have apparently decided against a proposal by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to institute a two-tier pension system that would include lower benefits...

July 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Current and former workers at wireless provider T-Mobile have filed suit against the company over allegations they were not properly paid for all...

July 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A retiree group at bankrupt auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. has gone into federal court in an effort to block company plans to...

July 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Deloitte estimate indicates that the combined pension funding shortfall at FTSE 100 companies more than doubled since January to over £300...

July 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The controversial "card check" provision in a union organizing bill has been dropped from the proposal in the U.S. Senate, the New York...

July 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer has taken over the pension plan for 23,000 workers and retirees at Nortel Networks, Inc., a Nashville-based telecommunications...

July 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two U.S. House committees have now joined with a Senate panel in approving a version of health care reform - with two more...