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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 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At a time when some employers are suspending their 401(k) match to save money, a new research study suggests the match is a...

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half (51%) of senior leaders and human resource professionals surveyed by Right Management said engaging employees to ensure organizational alignment and...

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has found African Americans to be more positive than the general population about their financial future, but admittedly not taking...

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An economic impact analysis released by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds that expenditures made from state & local pension benefits...

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System has lost about $52 million in connection with fund managers of WG Trading Co.

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent research from Greenwich Associates indicates institutional investors are re-evaluating asset allocation decisions, risk management practices, manager selection and overall investment policies in...

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A second look at the Baby Boomers who turned 62 last year and a new look at the Youngest Boomers, now turning 45,...

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SWIFT, a financial messaging provider, has announced the appointment of Patrick Curtin as Head of Securities Initiatives - Americas.

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Barack Obama's budget blueprint released on Thursday includes proposals for an automatic IRA plan for workers and an expansion of the Saver's...

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates clients will soon see a familiar face with word Thursday that Ari Jacobs has rejoined the company as the North American...

February 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers can get some help in implementing the new rules for getting tax credits to cover their additional COBRA premium payments put in...

February 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, and Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education,...

February 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer has recently added two personalized online retirement planning tools to its base service offering for defined contribution administration clients.

February 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer has recently added two personalized online retirement planning tools to its base service offering for defined contribution administration clients.

February 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Perspective Partners, a firm specializing in measuring 401(k) plan effectiveness, has launched a savings stimulus campaign that provides free assistance to businesses that...

February 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new update to an ongoing series of surveys conducted by Watson Wyatt shows that most companies have already made most of the...

February 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California State Controller John Chiang unveiled a new actuarial report that shows California faces a $48.2 billion bill to pay for retired state...

February 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent CareerBuilder.com survey found that 20% of workers said they arrive late to work at least once a week.

February 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Insurance provider CIGNA announced it would begin taking service calls for its medical, dental and pharmacy health employee benefits plans on Saturdays and...