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May 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The North Carolina House approved a measure allowing Treasurer Janet Cowell to expand the state's lists of approved pension investments, which Cowell claims...

May 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has given final approval to $695 million in settlements to shareholders suing Qwest Communications International Inc for securities fraud.

May 29, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Gaithersburg, Maryland-based storage facility has agreed to a $95,000 out-of-court settlement of charges it illegally fired a maintenance worker who had a...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A sample plan amendment to suspend safe harbor non-elective contributions has been released by ftwilliam.com, a plan document, government forms and administration software...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance to employers about a Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) extended by the American Recovery and...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford has introduced the SMART529 Education Planner, which features a database of annual costs, updated bi-annually, for approximately 3,800 colleges and universities.

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the recession has taken a heavy toll on many retirement nest eggs, just over half of working adults ages 50 to 64...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees disabled by depression are away from work significantly longer than other employees on disability leave.

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though they surely feel grateful to keep a job during the economic recession, workers remaining after layoffs say they are burned out.

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study of retirement plan target-date fund investors by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds plan demographics as a whole affect individual...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Aon Consulting survey suggests the differing national pension systems across Europe will likely impact European corporate decisionmaking in years to come.

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 36% of employers in the Americas struggle to find enough suitable employees in their markets despite the global economic downturn and widespread...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with an abandonment by the now-defunct electronics retailer Circuit City, the nation's private-sector pension insurer has seized the pension plan governing nearly...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial professionals can help clients understand the implications of retirement choices on their retirement income using new educational guides from the Principal Financial...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thrive Income Distribution System, LLC, in partnership with the Retirement Income Solutions Enterprise (RISE), has launched a turnkey planning and selling system designed...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar, Inc. said it will launch ratings and in-depth research reports for target-date fund series.

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Washington, D.C.-based trade group for state and local public agencies has unveiled a searchable database about governments' health care and pension offerings...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois House has rebuffed efforts by Governor Pat Quinn to reduce payments into the state pension funds.

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Milberg class action law firm has announced an investigation into actions by Popular Inc. U.S.A., a San Juan, Puerto Rico-based financial services...

May 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Retirement Plan Services, a division of New York Life Investments, has introduced a tailored advice service designed specifically for union...