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January 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky has determined that an employer did not have to provide certain documents requested...

January 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, LLC, and Archimedes Systems, Inc., announced the release of the Roth IRA Conversion Optimizer for financial advisers, the first...

January 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, LLC, and Archimedes Systems, Inc., announced the release of the Roth IRA Conversion Optimizer for financial advisers, the first...

January 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests one potential reason why some elderly run down their assets slowly...

January 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As their account balances were shrinking due to large market losses in 2008, participants became better diversified in and more engaged with their...

January 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AIG Retirement has teamed up with the Southeastern Association of School Business Officials (SASBO) to present an educational Webcast for 403(b) plan sponsors.

January 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The West Tennessee Healthcare system has suspended its 403(b) plan match.

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched the SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (symbol: BWZ) and the SPDR Barclays...

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bostonian Group, a Boston-based employee benefits firm, has acquired a minority share of Marketing Associates Financial Services, Inc. (MAFS), according to an...

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At a time when plan sponsors are doubtless looking for some creative suggestions, a new guide offers some best practices insights.

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - New Internal Revenue Service regulations are poised to reinvent 403(b) defined contribution plans offered by tax-exempt entities such as K-12 public school...

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent market setbacks have led affluent retirees to show greater interest in a guaranteed income streams, according to a survey by MFS Investment...

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The FTSE Group has completed the acquisition of Pensions Benchmark Corporation (PBC), a U.S.-based quantitative analysis business.

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust announced today the scheduled closing of Northern Exchange Traded Shares (NETS) , as of February 20, 2009.

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he might try to extend to all U.S. companies a restriction that prohibits banks getting bailout money...

No doubt many of you are wondering if you will survive the changes brought on by new regulations. How about a rendition of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"...

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust announced today that Robert P. Browne has joined as Northern Trust's Chief Investment Officer.

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Higher education endowments fell an average 23% from July to November 2008, according to two new studies, after a 3% giveback for the...

January 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Higher education endowments fell an average 23% from July to November 2008, according to two new studies, after a 3% giveback for the...

January 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Equity plan solutions provider Transcentive has announced the release of version 10.0 of the Express Equity suite of products, which includes the Express...