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July 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A landmark European ruling effectively gives new rights to employees who are caregivers to sick, disabled, and elderly relatives.

July 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group will be hosting a live Webcast for 403(b) plan sponsors.

July 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that companies with mandatory retirement policies are immune from age discrimination suits as long as they...

July 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aetna has announced enhancements to its CareEngine-powered Personal Health Record (PHR).

July 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Retirement Plan Services has introduced an integrated, bundled plan solution for union pension plans.

July 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's two largest public pension funds lost money during their last fiscal year - but it could have been worse.

July 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court ruled that federal employees can pursue a workplace disability discrimination claim under the federal Rehabilitation Act that the person...

July 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A House Committee has approved a measure to auto enroll new federal workers in the Thrift Savings Plan with a 3% deferral.

July 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Class action law firm Keller Rohrback has announced it has kicked off an investigation of allegations that IndyMac Bancorp executives breached their fiduciary...

July 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A review by state of Illinois officials has given the Chicago Transit Authority approval to sell bonds to provide funding for the CTA...

July 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Michigan has cleared a disability plan administrator of wrongdoing on the decision to cut off a participant's long-term benefits...

July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal authorities disclosed in a document filed in federal court in Detroit that they have evidence of a kickback scheme involving a Michigan...

July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - WisdomTree launched the WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (Ticker Symbol: GULF) on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Wednesday.

July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under a bill signed into law by New Hampshire Governor John Lynch, the state retirement system board of trustees and the judicial retirement...

July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations for corporations that issue statutory stock options providing guidance to assist them in complying with...

July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group and CIMB Group today launched CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd, a global Islamic asset management company that will...

July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) has developed a calculator that shows 401(k) participants just how expensive taking a plan loan can...

July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by career information provider Vault shows online degrees are becoming more acceptable, but most employers say they are not as credible...

July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a motion for permission to file a friend of the court brief, the American Benefits Council, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), and...

July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The results of Greenwich Associates' 2008 U.S. Equity Research study suggest institutional investors are abandoning traditional soft dollars in favor of formal commission-sharing...