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April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) has tapped Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. as president and chief executive officer to replace the retiring...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has thrown out part of case by 401(k) participants against RadioShack over whether the electronics retailer should have...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alaska lawmakers have approved a plan to issue pension obligation bonds to help the state cut down its current $8 billion to $10...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unum announced the launch of a solution designed specifically for small to midsize businesses that provides a base of group disability and life...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute has released for public review and comment a draft sample Information Sharing Agreement (ISA) for 403(b) plan vendors and employers.

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the IRS tax-return deadline of April 15 looms, the Tax Center on myStockOptions.com explains the issues of tax year 2007 that relate...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - McKay Hochman Co., has announced the availability of updated 403(b) plan documents.

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research published by London's Cass Business School and sponsored by The Actuarial Profession in the UK indicates it is possible to die from...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Baby Boomers around the globe are being squeezed financially by simultaneously caring for their parents and their children, according to research from The...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Home Depot has agreed to pay $6 million in cash and $8.5 million in stock to cover legal fees and expenses and adopt...

July 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors in the market for managed account services will find a new movement among providers toward concentrating more on the quality of...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four in 10 American adults (41%) are holding off on major life decisions - including retirement - either because they are financially strapped...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study finds 52% of working Americans are now getting the majority of their financial and retirement products through the workplace -...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Kentucky General Assembly committee failed to reach an agreement on a pension reform bill designed to address the system's $26.6 billion shortfall...

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has reinstated an employee's lawsuit over whether his former employer fired him to avoid paying for his shoulder surgery.

April 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kim Seals has been appointed global leader for compensation management co-sourcing at Mercer.

There is a new level of customization coming to asset allocation solutions - managed accounts built from the options on a plan's existing investment menu.

Final regulations on Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIAs) were published by the Department of Labor on October 24, 2007.

Panel members at PLANSPONSOR's 2008 Future of Asset Allocated Funds Conference in Newport Beach, California, gave attendees perspective of the various glide paths of lifecycle funds, the strategies...

There are some very different assumptions underlying the construction of the new generation of asset allocation funds and they can make a big difference in how the funds...