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March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Michigan pension funds may try to block the pending takeover of Bear Stearns by JPMorgan Chase because the $10-per-share price being offered...

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers for non-profit employers say they are ready to make a long-term commitment to the non-profit space, but that salary and work-life balance...

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At least 49 U.S. hedge funds closed in 2007, representing $18.6 billion in assets, according to recently released research published by Absolute Return...

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators have contended that fiduciaries may still be legally required to disclose plan fees such as revenue sharing even if such a...

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has awarded the ex-wife of a pension plan trustee penalties of $50 per day for not being supplied with plan...

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has announced the 2008 schedule to fully reconstitute its U.S. and global equity index families.

March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly three-fourths (71%) of American workers fear losing health insurance if they change jobs, according to a survey released by the AFL-CIO.

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Retirement Plan Services has added two senior officers dedicated to relationships with TPAs and realigned seven regional marketing directors to more...

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Because 401(k) participants suing Kraft Foods Global Inc., over plan fees are relying on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) for their...

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Joseph D. Stecher will be joining Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners as Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the firm's real estate...

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that a retirement and welfare plan committee can seek reimbursement of...

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A shortage of skilled and talented workers has become the most pressing concern among employers, according to the 14th annual Top Five Total...

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has unveiled a new tool to help defined benefit plan sponsors meet the upcoming April 1 deadline for their...

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Direxion Funds has announced the launch of the Direxion /Wilshire Dynamic Portfolios.

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Christopher Callahan has been named director of North American Sales and Relationship Management for MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. (MFSI).

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a litigation settlement with Washington Group International, Inc. (WGI) for $1.5 million dollars on behalf...

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AIG Group Management Division, a division of the life insurance subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), has launched a group life insurance...

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Principal Funds has added five new portfolios to its Principal LifeTime funds series.

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has ruled that government entities cannot file racketeering lawsuits to recoup money spent to further a public policy objective.

March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee has ruled that the third-party administrator for a medical benefits plan was wrong...