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Nearly every day it seems there's a report of yet another plan sponsor who has either cut or suspended their matching contribution.

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by a Princeton, New Jersey research group found that employees are twice as likely to work harder for their employer...

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's high court has agreed to consider whether the level of fees paid to investment advisers to mutual fund companies can violate...

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Since the inception of target-date funds, it has been debated whether the 'target date' is the end or just a bump in a...

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has announced the launch of the first in a series of global low carbon indexes to meet investor demands for...

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Vanguard Group has closed its Treasury money market fund to new investments.

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has announced the launch of the first in a series of global low carbon indexes to meet investor demands for...

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Calamos Advisors LLC says that Calamos Global Funds PLC has renamed two of its UCITS funds.

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Global Investors (BGI) introduced what it says is the industry's first "ETF Managed Solutions Guide" - a resource for financial advisers in...

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey of U.S. companies finds that half are freezing executive base salaries in 2009.

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Milwaukee Public Museum's 401(k) match will be suspended through August, for a $146,000 savings.

March 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new target-date fund study finds those in the increasingly popular retirement plan savings vehicles are younger, make less money and have smaller...

March 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with Consulting Services Group (CSG) of Memphis, Tennessee, and its affiliated broker/dealer which...

March 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) announced that attorney Craig Hoffman is joining the staff as general counsel and director...

March 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following a 5% improvement in January, funding ratios at the typical U.S. corporate pension plan dropped six percentage points in February, according to...

March 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling that a former pension trustee committed a fiduciary breach by undervaluing real estate...

March 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $22.3 billion in January, according to the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

March 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has reached out in another direction for its second big acquisition of 2009.

March 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A subsidiary of a Connecticut insurance and benefits broker has agreed to pay $470,000 and change its business practices after a state of...

March 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another employer hit with a 401(k) excess fee suit has walked off with a decisive victory.