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March 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors can work with their advisers to determine whether cutting the employer match contribution is necessary-and also help communicate changes to participants.

March 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The trend that has seen some employers hard hit by the recession opt to suspend their 401(k) match has hit the lobbying organization...

March 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. investors started off 2009 continuing their contributions to mutual funds—particularly into money-market funds, according to Strategic Insight.

March 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in Charles Schwab Self Directed Brokerage Accounts (SDBA) fled to safety during the economic downturn, according to new Schwab data for the...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) announced Wednesday that the Senate Finance Committee, which he chairs, will take up comprehensive health care reform legislation...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has launched three new Fidelity Advisor Funds -- Fidelity Advisor Global Balanced Fund, Fidelity Advisor Worldwide Fund and Fidelity Advisor Convertible...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A look at actual 2008 disclosures for the largest 100 U.S. corporate pension plan sponsors finds aggregate funding fell by $303 billion last...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has launched three new Fidelity Advisor Funds -- Fidelity Advisor Global Balanced Fund, Fidelity Advisor Worldwide Fund and Fidelity Advisor Convertible...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The value and number of federal securities class action settlements declined in 2008, according to a report by Cornerstone Research.

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefit Research Institute/American Savings Education Council (ASEC) urges employers to direct employees to free tools to evaluate their finances and determine...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, announced that the SPDR Barclays Capital Long Term Credit Bond...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wayne, Pennsylvania-based Keane Retirement Services announced it is partnering with rollover provider Wealth Management Systems Inc. (WMSI) to offer an automated service for...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index indicates American workers and retirees are taking charge of their personal financial well being by spending less...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ernst & Young announced its Financial Planner Line has seen a dramatic increase in the number of calls from employees inquiring about the...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ashtabula, Ohio-based Molded Fiber Glass Companies has discontinued its 401(k) match.

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Buck Consultants survey finds the slumping equity markets will mean most companies will be unable to deliver the same 2009 equity...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of U.S. households with a net worth of $1 million or more, not including primary residence (NIPR), fell 27% to 6.7...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSONSOR.com) - The state board charged with overseeing public pensions in Texas could get more funding and authority under a bill filed by state Senate...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America has introduced a dental insurance plan that enables employers to make an individual dental insurance...

March 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon presented an interim budget plan to the Salt Lake County Council that reduces spending, freezes wages, extends...