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February 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A new study by a Washington, D.C. social policy research group concludes that changing the income thresholds for taxing Social Security benefits would...

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for a FedEx Corp. driver to proceed with her age discrimination suit despite the Equal...

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate directors and institutional investors agree on one thing: the current U.S. executive pay model has hurt corporate America's image.

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal benefit regulators have proposed a new safe harbor for sponsors of smaller benefit plans that deposit employee contributions within seven business days.

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most Americans claim to be honest when it comes to paying their taxes - and fear of being caught isn't the primary reason.

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new lawsuit has accused a group of insurance companies, consultants, and lawyers of conspiring to sell illegal tax shelters to employers for...

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Working Americans' confidence in their ability to retire comfortably declined significantly in the past year, according to the Ninth Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey.

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has agreed to buy Memphis-based First Mercantile Trust Company from SunTrust Banks, Inc.

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While most state and local government pension plans have enough invested resources set aside to keep up with the benefits they are scheduled...

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Representative Sam Johnson (R -Texas), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, last week introduced the...

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey from The Spectrem Group finds that the majority of retirement plan participants are not familiar with products that can provide...

February 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In response to pressure for the fund to sell its holdings in companies that do business in Sudan and Iran, trustees of the...

February 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Effective March 1, 2008, The Scarborough Group, Inc. will become two companies - Scarborough Capital Management, Inc. and Retirement Management Systems, Inc. -...

February 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) announced it is seeking permission from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a series of actively...

February 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has announced plans to launch global style equity indexes on April 1.

February 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has found that while many employers place a high value on workplace diversity, only a third have designated a formal...

February 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Treasury Department helped launch a new curriculum to improve the personal financial literacy of middle school students today with support from...

February 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chicago-based insurance broker Lockton Companies is expanding the capabilities of its Chicago office to include retirement plan consulting services for corporate and not-for-profit...

February 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ruling purely on a procedural issue, the U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out a ruling by a federal appellate court that would have...

February 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Larry D. Zimpleman will take on the new role of chief executive officer at the Principal Financial Group, effective May 1, 2008.