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September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawyers representing an estimated 5,000 Deere & Co. retirees filed a class-action lawsuit Monday demanding the company restore health benefits that were cut...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stereotypes abound for the often quiet and seemingly intellectually untouchable IT professionals, but a new survey reveals the reality of the motivations and...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Prudential Insurance Company of America has entered into an agreement to acquire MullinTBG Insurance Agency Services, LLC (MullinTBG).

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...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer has threatened to go into court to bid for an additional $900 million in Delphi Corp. assets because...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer has threatened to go into court to bid for an additional $900 million in Delphi Corp. assets because...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HSBC Global Asset Management announced it will launch a Middle East and North Africa fund next month as part of its plans to...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced Wednesday that it has entered into a proposed settlement of its class action lawsuit with...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report by a Congressional oversight agency said while the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has made strides in improving its internal...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Government Accountability Office (GAO), in a new report, recommends that the Department of Labor provide guidance for defined benefit plans on investing...

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A key factor in determining employee pay is the location of the job, a new Mercer study asserted.

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 during a Thursday session.

September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Costs for the most popular health plans continue to increase by more than 10% in 2008 - slightly higher than in a late...

September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Efficient Market Advisors, LLC (EMA), an exchange traded fund (ETF) separate account manager, announced the launch of what it says is the first...

September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers at companies offering health services in the workplace may not break down the doors to take advantage of them, but employers still...

September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Portland Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Fund board of trustees voted unanimously to ask the Internal Revenue Service if the fund...

September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers spent an average of $1.25 per hour worked for employee retirement and savings plans in June 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor's...

September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New Jersey appellate court has affirmed dismissal of fraud charges against advisers who recommended that a firm join a multiemployer welfare benefit...

September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans say they would need to earn an average salary of $440,000 per year to feel rich, but their neighbors north of the...

September 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-three percent of Americans over age 60 say today's economic conditions are worse than those they have experienced in the past.