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April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fayette County (Georgia) employees will now have a guaranteed retirement pension as long as they serve at least five years with the county.

April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As if it were not facing enough trouble with a number of lawsuits over subprime mortgage investments, now State Street Corp. has to...

April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has subpoenaed Tribune Co. in an investigation connected to the media company's employee stock-ownership plan (ESOP).

April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new survey, more than half of Americans think capitalism is better than socialism.

April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One of the many offshoots of the fallout over the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme scandal is a renewed focus on the role of...

April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Fairfield, Connecticut, podiatrist has been ordered to restore assets to his firm's 401(k) plan that were stolen by an investment management firm...

April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The top official of a Horsham, Pennsylvania-based medical management consulting firm has been indicted in federal court on charges that he stole employees'...

April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal agency charged with investigating allegations of employer violations of federal wage laws is rife with problems that have effectively left millions...

April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The current economic crisis has caused many companies worldwide to make changes in the benefits they offer their employees, such as cutting bonuses,...

April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Utah's Supreme Court found employers and insurers can apportion workers compensation medical expenses to pay only for the portion of an injury related...

April 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Data from MassMutual's Retirement Services Division suggests that, while economic pressure continues to affect overall participant balances and savings activity, younger retirement plan...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employers planning to reduce their sales forces or use other short-term cost-cutting measures over the next several months is expected...

September 4, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Whitbread PLC said Friday it will close the defined benefit section of the Group Pension Fund to future accruals at the end of...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A career familiar to most people in the retirement services industry-being an actuary-won a top spot in a recent ranking of the best...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new analysis by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) shows that, under current accounting rules, underfunded public pension plan sponsors face...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP announced that a class action has been commenced on behalf of institutional investors in Austin Capital...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, an independent investment research and fee-based advisory firm, has hired David A. Camper as Financial Advisor.

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey of investment managers by Northern Trust Global Advisors (NTGA) found that nearly half of those surveyed are less risk averse than...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer is seeing a dramatic rise in the number of inquiries and new business involving health plan dependent eligibility audits, with the number...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Being promoted at work may often mean a bigger paycheck, but the higher professional status may be bad for your health, according to...