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December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MetLife vice president Ronald Leopold, M.D. unveiled proprietary research that suggests employers fall within four key profile types when it comes to workplace...

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab has found that participant engagement in Schwab-serviced 401(k) plans increased dramatically both online and over the phone in the months of...

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For those not already familiar with the mechanics of Washington pension policy making, we thought it would be useful to review, briefly, the...

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Evaluation Associates, provider of investment solutions to institutional and high-net-worth investors, has announced additions to its consulting and research teams.

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to assess the viability of expanding its securities lending program...

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funding ratio at the typical U.S. corporate pension plan fell 13.4% in November, the worst monthly performance since the stock market crash...

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit Software Inc., provider of employee benefits communication solutions, has launched a green initiative that will provide companies with a cost-effective and environmentally...

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The Newport Group is now making its participant account statements and participant Web site available in Spanish.

December 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Symetra Life Insurance Company announced the availability of its Stability Suite.

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JennisonDryden plans to reopen the Jennison Small Company Fund.

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco Aim has announced changes to the management strategy of AIM Limited Maturity Treasury Fund that it says will allow for more active...

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corporation has expanded its relationship with the UK's Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to include risk services for its £2 billion in...

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The act of suspending company match contributions to save money during the economic crisis has spread to 403(b) plan sponsors as St. Peter's...

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it has resolved its sex discrimination lawsuit against L.A. Weight Loss Centers, Inc. (renamed Pure...

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments announced the publication of an enhanced version of the T Standard, a metric used widely across the transition management industry to...

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canopy Financial, a provider of health care banking technology solutions, has announced what it says is the first-ever Green Health Savings Account (HSA).

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) on Monday launched the Fund Analyzer, an online tool to help mutual fund investors with investment choices.

December 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has announced the launch of its new Retirement Rewards Card, which gives consumers a new way to save for retirement while...

December 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putting health plans out to bid - adding free-enterprise competition back into the health care benefits arena - can result in significant savings,...

December 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Vanguard analysis finds participants are heeding expert advice to stay the course during the market turmoil, and are not trading and withdrawing...