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January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - As plan sponsors consider and implement provider changes with an eye toward the new blueprint provided by the 403(b) regulations, they may...

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merrill Lynch & Co. will pay $550 million to settle claims by the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System and other shareholders that it...

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citing "extraordinary times", the board of the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System has voted to cut back on bonuses for the system's investment...

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the United Union of Roofers Waterproofers & Allied Workers Local 195 in Cicero, New York, learned this past weekend of the...

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exchange-traded fund sponsor and index developer WisdomTree has announced a name change to a number of its portfolios.

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Taxpayers in Stamford, Connecticut, will have to ante up more in coming years to pay for the city's employee pension programs after market...

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exchange-traded fund sponsor and index developer WisdomTree has announced a name change to a number of its portfolios.

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), whose fixed-income subsidiary clears and guarantees trades each day in the multi-trillion-dollar market for U.S. government...

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The growing popularity of automatic enrollment in defined contribution plans - and target-date default choices in those plans - should fuel a surge...

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel has called for a thorough investigation of the circumstances under which the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System (MOSERS)...

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DALBAR has announced upgrades to its audit program for fiduciary advisers required under the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

January 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Georgia will join a group of other states in divesting its public retirement assets from companies with Sudan-related investments -...

January 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UK's Pensions Regulator has reminded pension scheme sponsors and trustees of two free education programs.

January 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Chicago dentist accused of sexual and religious discrimination involving 18 employees has agreed to pay $462,500 to settle a government lawsuit over...

January 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Upscale retailer Saks has joined a host of U.S. employers in suspending its 401(k) match as part of a broad $50 million to...

January 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UnitedHealthcare is introducing a health care plan designed to help diabetics and pre-diabetics manage their conditions more effectively while controlling employers' costs of...

January 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There has been a remarkable continuity of leadership at the regulatory bodies that affect and influence plan sponsors over the past eight years.

January 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Friday issued interim final rules for reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the executive compensation standards of...

January 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors looking for some help with health law compliance can get some free answers at an upcoming conference.

January 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the ink barely dry on the Department of Labor's final regulations on investment advice, two Democratic Congressman have promised to block it.