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May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new analysis of one proposed route to health-care reform found a new government health insurance plan could significantly jack up costs for...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Philadelphia-based insurer Cigna Corp. has announced it is freezing its defined benefit pension plan, but beefing up its 401(k) offering.

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission will jointly hold a one-day hearing on...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent study conducted by Workscape, Inc. and the Human Capital Institute (HCI) indicates that in the midst of the economic crisis, the...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Oregon has cleared an employer of wrongdoing in connection with allegations a former employee was fired in an effort...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As lawmakers continued Tuesday to ponder how to reform the nation's health-care delivery system, one witness called for a "properly designed" limit on...

May 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As expected, New York state Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday announced that Julio Ramirez, an unlicensed placement agent formerly associated with...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The assets of the largest 100 corporate pension plans, as measured by the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index, posted investment gains of $30...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays Plc and CVC Capital Partners may have already agreed to a $4.4-billion deal for Barclays' iShares funds business, but Barclays apparently is...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York City Councilman Eric Gioia has called for the city to sell more than six million shares invested through its pension funds...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Global asset manager Fortis Investments has hired Rob Bernstein as Head of U.S. Sales.

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time, the majority of Fortune 100 companies now offer new salaried employees only a defined contribution (DC) plan, such as...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a New York-based pay-to-play investigation continuing to have effects around the retirement services industry, the nation's largest public pension plan has adopted...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING U.S. Retirement Services (ING), provider of K-12 and higher education 403(b) retirement plan products and services, has notified the IRS of its...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the AARP Public Policy Institute finds a number of older employees trade income and status for happiness in a...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Rutgers University survey finds widespread employee support for employer-supplied wellness programs - one aspect of the steps typically mentioned as part...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer has moved to assume responsibility for the underfunded pension plan covering 9,600 employees and retirees of LandAmerica Financial...

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by a Reno, Nevada, small business insurance provider found nearly two-thirds confess their businesses keep them awake at night.

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Louisiana pension funds have gone to court to challenge a $75-million 2008 bonus given to Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon.

May 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new rule is expected as soon as July from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would prohibit money managers from running...