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May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic downturn is apparently playing havoc with the vacation plans of many Americans, according to a new CareerBuilder poll.

May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the recent health scare brought on by the swine flu, Monster.com finds that most U.S. workers are still going into the office...

May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has agreed to delay publication of an exposure draft on pensions accounting in order to address certain...

May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vince Snowbarger, acting director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, has recommended three controversial contracts with Wall Street firms be dropped, according to...

May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Obama administration may call for stripping the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of some of its powers under a regulatory reorganization that...

May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Democratic U.S. senator has introduced a measure that will give shareholders input into companies' executive pay practices.

May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the current economic downturn weighs on the nation's pension plans, a Senate Committee plans to examine what it means to the nation's...

May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles E.F. Millard, the former head of the nation's private pension plan insurer, refused to answer questions by the Senate Special Committee on...

May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual's Retirement Services Division recently added new holistic financial planning content to the MassMutual RetireSmart Academy, its participant education Web site.

May 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - "The major future issue for PBGC is what happens to defined benefit plans."

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer has taken responsibility for two pension plans covering about 4,300 workers and retirees of Lenox Group Inc., a...

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with the continued effects of the recession, Washington Hospital in Pennsylvania announced it will freeze its defined benefit pension plan.

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey by the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG), a nearly 2000 member, not-for-profit organization of senior-level marketing professionals, found that networking...

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Concerned a brain drain could hurt its long-term ability to compete, Google Inc. is tackling the problem with an algorithm.

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawyers representing plaintiffs alleging a fiduciary breach in the operation of the RadioShack 401(k) have asked a federal judge to certify the suit...

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A U.K. survey by a data-protection company found more than a quarter of employees surveyed use a laptop or some other mobile device...

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Managers interviewed recently by OfficeTeam said 28% of work meetings are a waste of time.

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer has unveiled a health care claims advocacy service for its health and benefits administration clients.

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Retirement Services professionals at American United Life Insurance Company (AUL) have teamed up with American Century Investment Services, Inc. to offer LIVESTRONG...

May 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Active Savers - those committed to saving money on an ongoing basis, taking a disciplined approach to spending, and managing debt in a...