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May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women remain at a higher risk for retirement insecurity as compared to men, according to a new research brief issued today by the...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Aon Consulting survey has found that many companies with frozen pensions intend to make investment strategy changes to cut corporate pension...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. on Wednesday agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle bid-rigging and client-steering charges leveled by Connecticut Attorney General...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ascensus, recordkeeper and administrator for retirement plans in the micro- to large-market segments, has enhanced its PrudentAdvisor and PrudentLink fee-based adviser retirement plan...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer announced the addition of six new hires to support the expanded distribution of its defined contribution (DC) administration services to plan sponsors...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the performance of institutional investors' portfolios improved during the first quarter of 2009, all categories were all still in negative territory, according...

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Payden & Rygel has announced a reduction in expenses for the Payden/Wilshire Longevity Funds, its target-date fund series.

May 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has canceled his call to increase pension costs for Illinois teachers, university staff and state employees.

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automatic enrollment has helped some 403(b) plans see participation boosts, but many plans still need to overcome the challenge of getting employees to...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RolloverSystems, Inc. (RSI), an independent provider of rollover services, announced it is boosting its distribution capabilities with the appointment of two new regional...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Having a written plan document and tightening of controls over a 403(b) plan's investment option selection may have gotten a good deal of...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mobile, Alabama-based DailyAccess Corporation has named Michelle L. Gosnell as senior vice president of Operations.

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Plan sponsors can leverage the Web and their providers to create useful communication strategies for 403(b) participants, according to panelists at PLANSPONSOR's 403(b)...

May 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in New York has joined two fiduciary breach lawsuits by pension plans against JPMorgan Chase Bank that both allege wrongdoing...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A City of Detroit employee is suing current and former trustees of Detroit's General Retirement pension fund, alleging they breached their fiduciary duties...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin is investigating Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.'s relationship with a hedge fund operation that lost $3.3...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maine Governor John Baldacci signed a bill Wednesday approving same-sex marriage, making the state the fifth to do so.

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo & Co. told employees on Monday it will no longer contribute to its traditional pension plan, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As are most of their colleagues, accounting and finance professionals are more stressed out and suffering lower morale because of the economic downturn,...

May 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) poll finds that the pressure to work long hours and during vacation is generally self-imposed...