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February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Ohio Highway Patrol Retirement System (HPRS) announced a search process for a new executive director/chief investment officer.

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median master trust in the Independent Consultants Cooperative (ICC) Universe dropped 12.2% in the fourth quarter and lost 24% for the year...

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Department store retailer Macy's Inc. joined the growing list of employers slashing their 401(k) match to save money in the difficult economic environment.

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) have not suffered as much as assets in other retirement plans, according to a survey by...

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Both houses of Congress have passed new legislation that would, among other things, require employers to amend their health care coverage rules and...

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While media accounts may be full of reports of employer decisions to suspend their retirement plan company match contributions, 73% of DC plan...

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension funds using liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies may not have been strongly in the black during 2008, but a new study suggested they...

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Justice, usually responsible for prosecuting those who send hoax emails, has now become the hoaxer.

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has delayed the implementation of a new rule and new Form I-9...

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new survey by Hewitt Associates, many companies are looking for ways to lower the costs of their retirement benefits while...

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California appellate court has upheld an award of just over $1 million to an employee who sued his employer after he was...

February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recordkeeper ExpertPlan has partnered with Riverton, Utah-based American Pension Services, Inc. to support self-directed retirement plans, including IRAs.

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January 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Towers Perrin survey shows the vast majority of U.S. companies are making multiple adjustments in their pay programs for all employees...

January 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee 401(k) stock drop suit survived its first major challenge when a federal judge in Tennessee turned away an early effort by...

January 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Sacramento Superior Court judge on Thursday ruled that it was legal for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to force state workers to take two...

January 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The New Orleans Employees Retirement System has filed a class action lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in damages from UBS.

January 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. federal judges on Thursday heard arguments whether companies that emerge from bankruptcy must pay termination fees to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation...

January 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The University of Tampa (UT) has agreed to offer domestic partner benefits to same-sex couples.

January 30, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of Americans own an individual retirement account (IRA), though the odds are that those accounts were funded by an employer-sponsored retirement...