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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 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill vetoed by Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell to open the state's employee health program to other participants may still have a...

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Package delivery giant FedEx has added gender identity to its company non-discrimination policy, according to a report.

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Co. has suspended its 401(k) match for U.S. plans, as part of a cost-cutting move.

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The vast majority of states (96%) offer medical coverage through a preferred provider organization (PPO), according to a new analysis from The Segal...

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Submitting a cover letter to a prospective employer that starts "Dear Sir or Madman," is probably not best when seeking a new job,...

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Treasury has delivered draft "say-on-pay" legislation to Congress that would require all publicly traded companies to give shareholders a non-binding vote...

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - First Mercantile, a collective investment trust (CIT) recordkeeper, and a member of MassMutual Financial Group, has introduced new participant education services available on...

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Obama administration has sent legislation to Congress which calls for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to oversee hedge, private equity, and...

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Washington) has introduced legislation plugging a hole in the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which has kept airline pilots...

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plan employees failed to prove a California technology company imprudently kept a company stock fund as an investment option despite a...

July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has rejected Citigroup Inc.'s argument that Wachovia Corp. lacked authority to accept a takeover by Wells Fargo & Co. that...

July 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MetLife, Inc. announced that it is combining its Institutional and Individual Businesses, as well as its Auto & Home unit, into a single...

July 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary information from Hewitt Associates indicates that initial 2010 HMO premium rates will increase by approximately 11.8% - consistent with last year's projected...

July 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Massachusetts philanthropist has decided to take $5 million from his own pocket to restore the depleted balances of 60 employees who lost...

July 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest public pension fund has filed a lawsuit over $1 billion in losses it says were caused by "wildly inaccurate" credit...

July 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts securities regulators said they have launched an inquiry into the sales practices of leveraged exchange traded funds.

July 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State of Connecticut has concluded its search for a Chief Investment Officer (CIO).

July 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A U.S. Senate committee has approved a health care reform measure with a price tag of $1 trillion over 10 years that is...

July 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - States have unfunded liabilities for retiree health care of about $558 billion, according to a report from the Center for State and Local...