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April 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The San Diego City Council, subject to a second reading next month, approved a plan to use funds from tobacco settlements to borrow...

January 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal judge in Philadelphia has cleared a building materials manufacturer of wrongdoing in firing a half dozen sales representatives for violating its...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to enact Pension Protection Act (PPA)-mandated changes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has put out a proposed regulation generally barring...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to enact Pension Protection Act (PPA)-mandated changes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has put out a proposed regulation generally barring...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has determined that a current participant in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension funding ratios fell 8% in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the latest quarterly US Pension Fund Fitness Tracker from UBS...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Facing at least three lawsuits over its handling of investments in mortgage-backed securities, State Street Corp. on Thursday announced a new head of...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Marsh & McLennan Cos.' Insurance brokerage unit is expected to undergo a major reshuffling by its new head, according to unnamed sources quoted...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has determined that a new regulation governing the definition of normal retirement age...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The administrator of an accidental death benefit plan was within its rights in deciding that the widow of a participant who died after...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chicago-based Hub International Limited, an insurance brokerage, announced Hub International of California Insurance Services, Inc. has acquired employee benefits consultant JRN Benefits.

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) has issued its view that the use of pension plan assets by plan fiduciaries...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of employers have no intention of terminating their non-qualified executive retirement plans due to final Internal Revenue Code rules governing these...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Northern New Jersey manufacturer of the Bubble Wrap packaging product says it is now dealing with a noise other than the popping...

January 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lockheed Martin Corp. has agreed to pay $2.5 million to an African American former employee to settle charges of harassment and discrimination.

January 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush signed legislation on Monday that makes it easier for mutual funds and private pension funds to sell their investments in companies...

January 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Contrary to indications, President Bush has vetoed a bill that included an expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for certain...

January 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds enjoyed a $502 million November asset inflow, according to data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

January 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JPMorgan Funds, the U.S. mutual fund business of JPMorgan Asset Management, has announced that David Kelly will become its Chief Market Strategist based...

January 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Observations from Strategic Insights point out 2007 proved to be a landmark year with many milestones reached in the worldwide use of mutual...