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February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund assets worldwide decreased 12.1% to $21.66 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2008, according to the Investment Company...

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lake Forest, Illinois-based auto parts manufacturer Tenneco Inc. has suspended its 401(k) match for 2009.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About two-thirds of workers in a new study identified a defined contribution plan as the most important component of their retirement savings.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While one might think that cost is the prevailing factor for school districts selecting vendors for their 403(b) plans, a survey conducted in...

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco's Global Asset Allocation Group has unveiled Premia Plus, a risk premium capture strategy.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Base salary budgets for 2009 have been reduced even more by many companies in response to a worsening economy and reshaping of corporate...

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - January was a relatively quiet month with regard to participant transfer activities, according to the results of the Hewitt 401(k) Index.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the need for its services is about to go skyward with the approaching Baby Boomer retirement wave, the U.S. Social Security Administration...

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The past year's market volatility, combined with recent industry scandal, complicated risk management products, and lack of investor confidence have created additional pressure...

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new analysis from Aon Consulting's Radford Surveys + Consulting found exclusion of board and named executive officers (NEOs) and a value-neutral exchange...

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cincinnati Bell said last week that it would freeze pension benefits for some management employees, as well as management salaries.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING Clarion Partners LLC, a real estate investment adviser, is entering the defined contribution (DC) market, the company announced.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Retirement Plan Services, a division of New York Life Investments, has appointed Deanna Garen managing director of participant strategy.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING Clarion Partners LLC, a real estate investment adviser, is entering the defined contribution (DC) market, the company announced.

February 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors will get a walk-through of the 2009 Form 5500 reports and a new electronic filing Web site from a scheduled February...

February 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefits consultant and insurance broker Aon Corp. is freezing its defined benefit pension plan as of April 1.

February 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. said it is cutting 200 positions and suspending contributions to employees' 401(k) accounts to minimize future job losses.

February 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The personal information of 29,500 Kaiser Permanente employees may have been exposed in a data breach at the health provider.

February 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Las Vegas-based newspaper company Stephens Media LLC has suspended its 40(k) match to save money because of the bad economy.

February 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As have a number of other companies, Eddie Bauer has announced it is suspending 401(k) match contributions for 2009 to cut costs.