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February 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) board on Tuesday fired Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) from a $1.2-billion equity mandate.

February 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Medical cost increases for employers throughout the world are expected to accelerate over the next five years, and in the majority of countries...

February 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of the "typical" U.S. pension plan declined 3.3 percentage points on a "reporting basis" in January.

February 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies wanting to increase their retention of new hires and decrease the time to productivity for new hires are realizing the value of...

February 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AIM Investments has announced new management leadership for AIM Constellation Fund and AIM Technology Fund.

February 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new analysis from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is operating as intended...

February 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though concerns about their retirement exist, members of Generation X say those concerns are on the backburner while they deal with current financial...

February 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently held that employer W.R. Grace and Co. and State Street Bank and Trust...

February 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has remanded a health plan participant's suit for breach of fiduciary duty...

February 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by federal employees in Alaska and Hawaii claiming their pension calculation is discriminatory compared to...

February 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cyborg, a licensed human resources and payroll services organization, announced the company is being rebranded and changing its name to Accero, Inc.

February 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While allowing retirees to move forward with their lawsuit seeking reimbursement of health care expenses incurred after their employer benefits were cut off,...

February 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has named Peter Gunning as its new global chief investment officer (CIO) and managing director of multi-manager investments, effective mid-February.

May 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Kentucky Retirement Systems is investigating its purchase of land for $725,000 from someone who paid $450,000 for it less than two months...

May 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Time Warner Inc., its America Online (AOL) subsidiary and others have agreed to pay $23 million to settle a Pennsylvania lawsuit.

February 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While IT salaries will rise despite signs of an economic downturn, projections show that the IT salary growth rate may be leveling out...

February 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly three-quarters (72%) of Americans say they are worried that the financial burden from cost shifting of employer-sponsored benefits will make it harder...

February 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to better educate workers on the costs of their workplace health insurance coverage, the Bush Administration has proposed that employers...

April 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Fort Worth, Texas City Council is demanding a thorough review of the city's pension fund to determine whether lapses in oversight have...

February 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawsuits against State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) over its money management decisions to put client funds in subprime mortgage-related vehicles continue to pile...