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March 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eaton Corp. is implementing cost-saving measures companywide that include suspending matching contributions to employees' 401(k) accounts.

March 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey commissioned by ING Direct indicates that four in 10 Americans believe the current economic climate will force them to retire up...

March 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - B&C Trucking Co. Ltd. froze its defined benefit plan for nonunionized administrative staff at the end of 2008 and created a 401(k) program...

March 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal prosecutors have charged the former controller of one of Boston's largest investment firms of diverting funds from the company's retirement plan -...

March 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York State Common Retirement Fund invested $850 million in real estate and private equity funds in January.

March 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It seems even the tooth fairy is not immune to effects of the economic downturn.

March 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius has accepted President Obama's request to become his secretary of health and human services.

March 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study casts doubt on reports that the softening economy and tumultuous markets are having a significant impact on participant savings rates.

March 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that an administrative assistant who had a heart attack at home after learning her job was terminated...

March 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UNIFI Companies Retirement Plans has announced a new offering targeting the $3 million -$20 million retirement plans market.

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Los Angeles-based firm has rolled out a retirement plan customized for small business owners.

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Steel Corp. announced it has suspended company match contributions for its two New York-based 401(k) plans effective January 1.

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J. Crew Group, Inc. has announced the initiation of a cost reduction program that includes reducing headcount, eliminating 2009 merit increases, and suspending...

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Financial Corp. plans to suspend contributions to employee retirement accounts to save money and jobs.

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After word that two money managers charged with fraud solicited institutional investors, more public pension funds are announcing they are apparent victims.

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saving for retirement is a financial goal in 95% of households that own mutual funds, and the number one goal for 76% of...

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - E*Trade Financial Corp. is shuttering four index funds with a total of about $400 million in assets because the offerings were never able...

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Connecticut town that was among the first to reveal its pension fund was an apparent victim of the Bernard Madoff investment fraud...

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) had placed $339 million with two money managers that now stand accused of investment...

February 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a law firm cannot obtain fees from a distribution of retirement plan benefits...