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March 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An ongoing study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of over 5,000 businesses founded in 2004 found that just under 9% of firms...

March 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thirty seven percent of respondents to a new survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation on behalf of TD AMERITRADE indicated that the rising...

March 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd has introduced a bill creating tax-advantaged Disability Savings Accounts (DSAs) to allow families with disabled members to better save...

March 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In February, the weak stock market again led 401(k) participants to flee equity investments for fixed income funds, according to the results of...

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former sales representative for a Cincinnati-based industrial uniform rental and sales company who has been fighting his old employer over a noncompete...

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab has introduced a new suite of funds designed to generate a targeted annual payout.

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SHPS, provider of health advocacy and health benefits solutions, has introduced a wellness program for mid-size and large employers providing a comprehensive health...

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bear Stearns Asset Management (BSAM) announced the launch of the first actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF).

November 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following the markets, securities lending has been on its own roller coaster ride of late.

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to help plan sponsors more efficiently manage their retirement plans, Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc. has introduced a newly-enhanced version of...

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unlike the postal service, snow, rain, winds, and ice are keeping a number of American workers from the swift completion of their appointed...

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has found strong public support for efforts to tune up the 15-year-old Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Corporation has expanded its commission management service offering.

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you're looking to hedge your bets, or your exposures, vis-à-vis the nation's monthly unemployment report, you have a new option - literally.

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Jones Indexes and Transparent Value LLC have announced the launch of the Dow Jones Required Business Performance (RBP) Index series, with indexes...

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates is expanding its suite of health care solutions targeted at the needs of U.S. companies with fewer than 15,000 employees -...

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Mercer survey finds a third of U.S. employers are putting in place staff freezes or downsizing programs or are considering the...

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Segal Company survey of multiemployer pension plans finds that, under funding provisions of the Pension Protection Act that will take effect this...

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Callan Associates data from its Defined Contribution Index shows the average DC plan suffered a 1.88% fourth-quarter investment loss.

March 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Callan Associates data from its Defined Contribution Index shows the average DC plan suffered a 1.88% fourth-quarter investment loss.