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October 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employers outside of North America turning to workplace wellness strategies has nearly doubled in the past 12 months to 40%...

October 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charlotte-based Matrix Communications Technologies has announced the rollout of three new retirement plan education products.

October 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U. S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has scheduled an October 21 public hearing on its proposed regulation for...

October 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments has named Jeffrey R. Carney as Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Marketing and Products.

October 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has announced a new absence management program that can help business owners and benefit managers with...

October 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition for review by Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) of a ruling upholding a $100,000 punitive damages...

October 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A special edition of the Transamerica Retirement Survey reveals that Americans want the next President and Congress to focus on guaranteeing retirement income.

October 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Frontier, a Boston-based research and investment advisory firm, has partnered with FundQuest to offer exchange-traded fund (ETF) managed account portfolios to financial...

October 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies are failing to comprehensively measure costs and return on investment (ROI) for staff sent on international assignments, according to a report issued...

October 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At a time when many 403(b) plans across the country are consolidating to a single service provider to ease compliance with new IRS...

October 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from the AARP Public Policy Institute suggests inadequate legs on the three-legged stool for retirement savings will mean a bleak...

October 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401kDIRECT has scheduled an October 15 launch for its 401kDIRECT MAX Plan to be available for advisers, administrators and plan sponsors.

October 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Retirement Plans announced the launch of its Retirement Clear Advantage, a retirement plan product featuring fee disclosure and institutional class mutual funds.

October 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Washington, D.C.-based American Academy of Actuaries' board of directors has asked the Actuarial Standards Board to develop standards for consistently measuring the...

October 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the now-defunct People Unlimited Consulting Inc. and two executives of the Charlotte, North Carolina, employee staffing...

October 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study of local government pension funding has found that the local plans are, as a rule, funded as well or better...

October 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced a technical correction that would permit additional money market funds to participate in its Temporary Money...

October 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments, Vanguard Group and T. Rowe Price Group said they are joining the U.S. Treasury Department's guarantee program for money market funds.

October 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Associated Press reports the retirement plan for New Hampshire judges has asked a Superior Court judge to decide the constitutionality of a...

October 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds organizations are realizing the benefits of a telecommuting workforce and are addressing the challenges in allowing employees to do...