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July 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the termination of a Cincinnati Insurance Company (CIC) employee who shared confidential work documents...

July 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual's Executive Benefits and Disability Income and Account Services unit has announced the creation of small, cohesive servicing teams that will be assigned...

July 11 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Dow Jones Indexes has launched the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index, a pan-African benchmark that measures the stock performance of 50 companies that...

July 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has cautioned taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new wave of scams using the IRS name in...

July 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday charged Sycamore Networks, Inc. and three of its former executives in connection with the backdating...

July 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Paychex, Inc., a provider of payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses, has been selected by the American Institute...

July 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under pressure from participants in their non-qualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans to provide the same range of account services as 401(k) programs, most...

July 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The uncertain economy and labor market do not seem to be affecting hiring plans for new college graduates, according to a recent Korn/Ferry...

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc. (BPAS), a subsidiary of Community Bank System, Inc., has acquired the Philadelphia division of Alliance Benefit Group (ABG)...

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study suggests employers interested in hanging on to experienced workers nearing retirement age can try making workers feel needed, offering them...

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Greycourt, an open architecture firm providing financial advisory services to wealthy families and select endowments, announced that Margaret M. Towle, Ph.D. has joined...

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report indicates most state and local government pension plans have enough resources to fund the benefits they...

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While other firms are being sued for investing in subprime mortgage-backed securities, NovaStar Financial, Inc. is facing an Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute released a new version of its "Best Practices for 403(b) Plans Information Sharing -- Minimum and Comprehensive Data Elements" reflecting...

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SEI has launched a suite of target-date portfolios for defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors utilizing collective investment trust vehicles with retirement dates in...

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a continuation of a recent trend of federal courts throwing aside cash balance plan challenges, a federal appellate court has cleared two...

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has cleared a Missouri construction union of racial discrimination in its use of a jobs-referral list.

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey shows that while business owners overwhelmingly recognize the importance of an exit strategy, few actually have one in place.

July 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of Fortune 500 companies has launched an organization created to build a free, exclusive, and perpetually growing pool of job candidates...

July 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Financial, Inc. has debuted a newly designed personalized enrollment guide that delivers simplified, reader-friendly content for participants in defined contribution plans who...