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April 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the statute of limitations clock has not expired for defined benefit plan participants' assertions relating...

April 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a case in which it was decided that salaried managers were owed overtime pay, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has...

April 15, 2008 ((b)lines) - A 403(b) plan sponsor says there seems to be one question about vendor consolidation that hasn't been clearly addressed in general IRS publications...

April 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 401(k) participant now seeking Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection may only deduct the balance she owes on two plan loans from her bankruptcy...

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mostly due to gains in the financial markets, total retirement plan assets reached $15.6 trillion in 2007 - an increase of almost 9%...

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employers offering a Roth 401(k) showed a dramatic increase between 2006 and 2007, according to data released by Charles Schwab.

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workway, a Burbank, California-based staffing firm specializing in serving the financial industry, has built new features into its Web site that make it...

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AIM Investments is now Invesco Aim.

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report from Cornerstone Research indicates institutional investor involvement in securities class action cases continued to increase in 2007, with almost 60% of...

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from insurance provider The Hartford indicates 95% of consumers surveyed said they would have to change their lifestyle if they...

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study about the pros and cons of hiring disabled workers found that while positive workplace experiences abound, many hiring managers continue...

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey from the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America finds that employees overwhelmingly see value in wellness programs but don't stay...

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saying it will ensure sustainable and flexible benefits over the long-term, 3M announced changes to its retirement program to employees and retirees.

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rising oil prices and Asian countries' growing trade surpluses helped drive an 18% increase in sovereign wealth funds to $3.3 billion in 2007,...

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Carl Hess has been appointed global head of investment consulting at consultant Watson Wyatt Worldwide, effective July 1, 2008.

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from BNY Mellon Asset Servicing finds that in 2007, UK pension funds' holdings in Global Equities fell for the eighth consecutive...

March 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private pension plan insurer has picked up another pension plan.

March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of U.S. mutual funds increased by $14.37 billion, or 0.1%, to $11.742 trillion in February, according to data from the...

March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of U.S. mutual funds increased by $14.37 billion, or 0.1%, to $11.742 trillion in February, according to data from the...

March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exchange-traded fund assets declined in February, but have nonetheless increased 29.1% over the past year.