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September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More details became available Monday about the federal government's plan to shore up U.S. money market funds so they can maintain their traditional...

September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the Pension Protection Act's (PPA) requirement that defined benefit plan sponsors provide annual funding notices with a description of the plan's funding...

September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that the Library of Congress violated Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination...

September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds that seniors will get better coverage from a typical large-employer health policy than the most popular...

September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After enjoying a period of steady decline in health care cost trends, U.S. companies have seen average rate increases settle in around 6%...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - USI Consulting Group announced its new defined contribution consulting practice based out of its New York City office.

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has assumed responsibility for a pension plan that covers more than 950 former employees of Consumers Distributing.

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring managers participating in a recent survey say they get the most comprehensive look at a job candidate by bringing the person in...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Falling in line with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its earlier decision...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to boost investor confidence in the face of a market crisis, federal securities regulators took the dramatic step Friday of...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a free webcast next week to help employers and plan administrators...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has updated its Web site to give sponsors of retirement, health, and other...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 85% of GenYers polled by a job Web site aimed at young people indicated they were interested in relocating in the U.S....

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has now blocked the use of more than 105 million shares of several Common Retirement Fund-owned...

September 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with extraordinary market volatility that created "significant redemption pressure," the Board of Trustees for the Putnam Funds on Thursday closed the institutional...

September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The securities lending programs of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and the State Retirement and Pension System of Maryland have taken...

September 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) will replace American International Group Inc. (AIG) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, effective with the opening of trading...

September 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) will replace American International Group Inc. (AIG) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, effective with the opening of trading...

September 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) will replace American International Group Inc. (AIG) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, effective with the opening of trading...

September 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Ascensus announced it has partnered with LPL Financial and 401(k) Advisors to deliver Fiduciary Advisor 401(k).