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September 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A public pension fund has sued the chief executive and board of American International Group (AIG), accusing them of mismanagement and "grossly imprudent...

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 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New Jersey-based 403(b) benefits administrator specializing in the K-12 market has acquired an Ohio 403(b) consultant.

September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Nasvhille has blocked efforts by Catepillar to charge Catepillar Logistics Services (CLS) retirees for their health care.

September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal regulator on Wednesday urged U.S. Senate lawmakers not to interfere with the U.S. Department of Labor's (DoL) regulatory scheme for retirement...

September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco PowerShares Capital Management has unveiled four new equity ETFs designed to provide access to companies involved in the agriculture, coal, gold and...

September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five ballot initiatives on Colorado's November general election ballot could have a substantial impact on employers in the state, according to a client...

September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many single women are ill-prepared and unlikely to achieve a financially secure retirement if they don't take action now, according to the Ninth...

September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Wednesday announced it had decided to relax previously announced restrictions on how the agency would issue opinion...

September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UNIFI Companies is consolidating the operations of its two affiliated mutual funds: Summit Mutual Funds and Calvert Group, Ltd.

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average annual total return on investable assets for FY2007 for nonprofit health care organizations participating in the 2008 Commonfund Benchmarks Study of...

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Declaring that 401(k) plans are "increasingly becoming the standard retirement offering by employers," Equifax has announced it is freezing its defined benefit plan...

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September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, announced the PowerShares Global Biotech Portfolio will begin trading Thursday, on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives at U.S. corporations responsible for workplace health plans say they have looked at health reform proposals from both presidential candidates and don't...

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - STOXX Ltd., has licensed the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Basic Resources, Dow Jones STOXX 600 Oil & Gas, and Dow Jones STOXX 600...

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Congressional watchdog agency has recommended the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) simplify its IRA rules so more people can take advantage of the...