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February 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - 401(k) participants with money in the equity market stampeded for the exits in droves during January, taking a record $1.75-billion in assets with...

February 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service says that, in most cases, you won't have to do anything extra this year to get the "economic stimulus"...

February 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) and ESOP-like plans saw a significant increase in number and size in 2007 compared to a year earlier,...

February 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Citigroup has suspended redemptions in CSO Partners, a fund specializing in corporate debt, after investors tried to redeem more than 30% of the...

February 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal judge in Massachusetts has ruled that a lawn-care worker who was separated from service with The Scotts Co. because he tested...

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cincinnati-based financial consulting firm, CHALK Advisory Board, Inc., has merged with registered investment advisory firm, Fiduciary Consulting Group, Inc.

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from research group The Conference Board asserts that continuing trends away from defined benefit pension to defined contribution programs are...

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Of the four financial planning styles of couples identified by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and the MIT AgeLab, partners who practice...

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ruling in a case involving five former Dreyfus Corp. money managers who sued when they lost their jobs, a New York state appellate...

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments reported that recordkept assets in its defined contribution (DC) services business grew 8% to $851.4 billion in 2007, from $791.8 billion...

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Wisconsin Congressman has proposed a measure increasing small business incentives and reducing administrative requirements to start SIMPLE IRAs or 401(k) plans.

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar on Thursday announced it had launched the Morningstar Rating for hedge funds as well as the Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index and...

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has released a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) providing guidance to the agency's national...

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Love may be blind, but some employers are refusing to turn a blind eye to love in the workplace.

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While workplace stress is the most frequently cited reason U.S. employees consider leaving their jobs, few employers are taking steps to address it,...

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 403b ASP, a division of 401k ASP, has introduced a 403(b) Plan management solution that allows plan sponsors to manage their plans in...

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Retirement has tapped James K. Cornell as senior vice president and chief marketing officer.

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Apparently, these days, people in love with their work are few and far between.

February 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The West Virginia House of Delegates has proposed a measure offering $78 million to help teachers and school service personnel leave the 401(k)-style...

February 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional investors generally saw their portfolios lose ground in the last quarter of 2007, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire...