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December 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securities lending programs have long been a way for institutions to add a little income, to help offset custody fees, or pay for...

December 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among the apparent victims of a $50-billion Ponzi scheme which authorities charge was orchestrated by Wall Street trader Bernard L. Madoff, is the...

December 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Now that the House and Senate have both, by unanimous consent, approved pension relief, the question is - Will the President sign it?

December 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As year-end rapidly approaches, myStockOptions.com says its information and articles are "fully updated for the current financial climate."

December 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Calvert has added three strategies to its 57-fund product line.

December 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In November, pensions in the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index surrendered a total of $95 billion, after adjustment for liability increases.

December 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic downturn has taken a toll on holiday spirit this year as companies cut back on costly end of the year perks...

December 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With an eye toward health care reform, President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday announced his nomination of Senator Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) for Secretary...

December 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush has issued an Executive Order giving federal employees an extra holiday this year.

December 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of organizations that expect business results to be significantly worse than targeted levels for 2008 has more than doubled since March,...

December 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has initiated court action to end the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Retirement Plan.

December 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System filed an objection this week to the lawyers' cut of a $303 million settlement between General Motors...

December 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The city of San Diego learned Thursday it must pay $154 million into its debt-ridden employee pension system to cover retiree benefit costs...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The findings of the KnowledgeBank 2008-2009 Total Compensation Survey of Mid-Atlantic Technology Companies suggest that responding companies embrace flexible human resource practices to...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by Hewitt Associates reveals that, in an effort to simplify the leave of absence process, more employers are shifting the...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even as news reports of companies suspending employer match contributions to defined contribution plans continue, a new Mercer survey reveals 83% of employers...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer contributions to participants' health savings accounts increased from 2006 to 2008, according to newly published data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new survey from Hewitt Associates, 42% of companies will continue to provide employees with holiday bonuses this year, although the...

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research indicates good managers are more important than money to employees in India.

December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RESOURCES for Retirement, a retirement plan advisory and consulting firm, has added a dedicated adviser to address needs of participants during the current...