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April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A union pension plan has hired a law firm to coordinate its campaign to pressure executives of 29 U.S. companies in which it...

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement savers might be getting a little encouragement from City Hall.

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It's always a good idea to have questions for your potential employer during an interview, but it's better to ask none if all...

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six out of 10 large-company executives in a recent Watson Wyatt survey said they will be getting the biggest bang out of their...

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court this week will review a major job bias case asking what employers legally may do when a decision to...

April 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new estimate indicates a Tennessee county could have to come up with more than $3 million if its appeal of an adverse...

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has expanded the availability of real-time index data on russell.com to include, for the first time, eight global benchmarks.

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many Americans have little money put away in savings and investments, according to the 2009 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS).

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer's retirement plan investment committee will be at its best when it is big enough but not too unwieldy, according to a...

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The notion of financial services firms buying out defined benefit pension programs makes government auditors profoundly uneasy, according to a new report.

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) appointed Trish Taniguchi and Glen Blacet as co-directors of the newly created asset class of Global...

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire has determined that Tyco International Ltd. cannot use Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SSgA, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, said the SPDR Barclays Capital Convertible Bond ETF has started trading on the NYSE...

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Houston company is offering a new program to employers to provide medical services to employees at the workplace.

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius has signed legislation allowing certain workers that have lost their jobs to keep their employer-provided health insurance.

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employer that issued a former employee an incorrect COBRA election notice, although late, avoided additional statutory penalties for issuing the late notice...

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Media General Inc. said Friday it would freeze its pension plan as of May 31 as part of an effort to conserve cash.

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A faltering economy has not caused small business owners in a recent survey to lose faith with the importance of workplace retirement plans.

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) shows employers are increasing health benefit cost-sharing approaches.

April 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunTrust has released a 401(k) program for small businesses.