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March 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total U.S. retirement market assets, including both defined contribution and defined benefit plans, tumbled 24% to $7.86 trillion in 2008, down from $10.3...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frontier Airlines on Monday filed a complaint in U.S. Bankruptcy Court accusing the union that represents its pilots of now turning its back...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many employers are increasing their employee wellness communications and most expect wellness budget cuts will be no greater than other cutbacks, because these...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of companies that froze salaries and added clawback policies to their executive pay programs has jumped sharply during the past three...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strategic Insight has published an in-depth report containing detailed information on stand-alone living benefits (SALBs) based on proprietary document research and extensive interviews.

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While news about employers suspending their 401(k) match has become more frequent in recent months, a new survey by two workplace benefits groups...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There's been a lot of talk of late about so-called "Ponzi schemes", like the $50 billion one perpetrated on investors by Bernie Madoff.

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Retirement Plan Services announced that ex Putnam executive Thomas M. Mitchell has been appointed as a vice president and executive...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2009-22, which provides interim rules regarding asset valuation methods that are permitted to be used by...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Wisconsin third-party administrator has hired three new sales representatives.

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Jersey state lawmakers have approved Governor Jon Corzine's proposal allowing financially strapped towns and school districts to delay half their payments to...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING has released a new Web site aimed at letting retirement savers see if they are "keeping up with the Joneses" when it...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has introduced an Interest Rate Management solution to help its institutional clients manage the risk associated with the mismatch of a...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment Technology Group, Inc. (ITG), an agency broker and financial technology firm, has introduced POSIT Marketplace, an enhanced offering that combines the existing...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo has selected WySTAR to be the defined contribution recordkeeping system and OmniDBEN as the defined benefit administration system for its institutional...

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Casa Grande Regional Medical Center in Arizona has halted matching contributions to employees' 403(b) plan.

March 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today, of course, is St. Patrick's Day.

March 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Janus Capital Group Inc. announced that the trustees of the Janus mutual funds have approved a proposal to merge the Janus Adviser Series...

March 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds less than a third of retirement plan fiduciaries report a clear chain of authority for their plan's governance committee.

March 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Connecticut finance executive has been tapped as the new chairman of the state's Investment Advisory Council (IAC), which advises the state on...