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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...

September 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) confirms earlier theories that Americans will work longer than in...

September 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Market volatility so far in 2008 may have prompted many investors to flee equities but they apparently haven't lost faith in mutual funds...

September 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MetLife has launched a free online tool that it says will help employees choose the most appropriate benefits for "people like me."

September 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About two-thirds of near-retirees in Canada (45 to 59 years old in 2007) say they will have a big enough retirement nest egg...

September 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers want personalized guidance from their employers, and welcome more interactive information sources, a new survey found.

September 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, announced the listing of the PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio that will begin trading September 18, 2008, on...

September 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aon Consulting announced Taleo will introduce Aon Consulting's implementation, delivery, and consulting services to its enterprise customers worldwide under terms of an extended...

September 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants continued to flee equities for the relative security of GIC/stable value during August.

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shortly after threatening to sue to block a new state Sudan divestment law, New Hampshire state pension officials have decided to seek a...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Considering the retirement savings lost every year by participants who take lump-sum distributions of their plan accounts, Benefit Consultants Group has launched a...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers for a southwest Florida county are up in arms over a plan to spend $4 million to pay out senior employees' accumulated...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that the family of a young woman who died from an asbestos-related illness that she allegedly contracted...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Coca-Cola Company acted reasonably in reducing participants' long-term disability (LTD) benefits based on...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Owners of small businesses can find out more about Health Savings Accounts (HSA) from a new Web site posted by the Treasury Department...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Late Friday General Motors Corp. announced a deal to help its former parts unit emerge from bankruptcy Friday, agreeing to assume $3.4 billion...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York state attorney general's office is close to reaching a settlement with brokerage firm Fidelity Investments over its marketing of auction-rate...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Bankers Association (ABA), in a letter to the Department of Labor (DoL), expressed its concern over the implications of the agency's...

September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Bankers Association (ABA), in a letter to the Department of Labor (DoL), expressed its concern over the implications of the agency's...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total assets in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) grew 12.5% in 2007, reaching a record $4.75 trillion, according to a study released today by...