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January 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Mercer Investment Consulting report asserted that recent private equity strength could lead to problems for new investors.

January 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fortune 100 employers with defined benefit plans would have been forced to recognize an additional $331 billion in balance sheet liability at year-end...

January 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The chief executive of the UK's National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has described the proposed UK National Pension Savings Scheme as a...

January 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sued a Staten Island, New York hedge fund manager for fraudulently selling foreign currency futures...

January 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Growth in institutional pension assets in the 11 major international markets was 17%, measured in local currencies, in 2005, while pension fund liabilities...

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Standard has opened a new Retirement Plans office in Kansas City.

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Minnesota has cleared an employer of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)-related wrongdoing by classifying some employees as overtime...

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington has ruled that an employee organization legally cannot establish or maintain a 403(b)...

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Janus Capital Group Inc. has launched a new international fund.

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln National Corp. has unveiled a suite of services designed to help 403(b) sponsors comply with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations.

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of its commitment to educating plan sponsors about their fiduciary roles and responsibilities Nationwide Retirement Plans has launched the Nationwide Bill...

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey finds more than four out of 10 (44%) professionals interviewed said higher gas prices have affected their commutes to work.

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street has reported that personal data on both its employees and customers has been stolen.

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - NutriSystem Inc. stands accused in a federal court lawsuit filed in Philadelphia of not paying overtime to an estimated 400 sales associates.

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you're looking for a new angle on investments, you might want to pay attention to their politics.

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in U.S. mutual funds got a 2.9% boost in April to $12.1 trillion, according to the latest Investment Company Institute (ICI) data.

May 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California's Assembly voted 42-28 for the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to oversee a separate and voluntary investment program for private workers.

May 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilmington Trust announced that it has named James A. Combs Jr. as senior vice president and manager of the Trust and Custody Services...

May 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York Life Retirement Plan Services, a unit of New York Life Investment Management LLC, announced the expansion of its 401(k) capabilities to...

May 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust has launched an advanced system integration tool that offers a plug-and-play technology solution, enabling asset servicing clients to seamlessly communicate trade...