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March 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS), which had invested $500 million with California-based Westridge Capital Management, has only recovered $35 million from...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by investment firm PIMCO finds that defined contribution plan sponsors are most concerned with capital preservation, diversification and inflation protection.

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has turned down a request to issue an emergency stay of the controversial San Francisco program requiring...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It's beginning to seem as though not paying one's taxes properly is a prerequisite for a cabinet post.

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A heterosexual couple in Washington State is challenging an employer's decision to drop health care coverage for the female, saying it is reverse...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit Software Inc. offers total benefits communications that it says can bolster employee confidence in the volatile economy.

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments has named Benjamin H. Lewis as Managing Director of Defined Contribution Sales and Relationship Management.

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - eVestment Alliance, LLC has partnered with international provider, Style Research, to offer global portfolio holdings-based Style and Risk analysis services.

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Milliman's fourth annual Guaranteed Living Benefits (GLB) survey of leading U.S. variable annuity (VA) carriers revealed that about 96% of variable annuities offered...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PIMCO has launched the PIMCO Long-Term Credit Fund, an actively-managed portfolio that aims to take advantage of opportunities in long-dated investment grade corporate...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CVC Capital Partners is in exclusive talks with Barclays PLC to buy its exchange-traded funds business iShares, people familiar with the situation told...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension Benefit Information, Inc. (PBI), a provider of participant research services, has announced the launch of P.A.S.S. - Participant Address Search Service.

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds decreased by $372.1 billion, or 4%, to $9.036 trillion in February, according to the Investment...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) school districts are scrambling to track employees' 403(b) retirement contributions after a company hired to administer the funds failed to...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates has announced that Ken Sperling will rejoin the firm as the Global Health Management Consulting Leader on April 6.

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined benefit plan sponsors today got some good news from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as the agency said it will allow companies...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The Hartford Financial Services Group has unveiled an enhanced 401(k) aimed at the small- and medium-sized market segments and plans with up to $10...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds of respondents to a survey by Charles Schwab say they would like to see their employers offer ongoing education and guidance on...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest update of the National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI) finds that adding the impact of long-term care expenses means even more Americans...

March 31, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In times of life crisis, family finances may suffer significantly, according to the results of a nationwide survey released by AARP Financial Inc.