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February 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A strike by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) over pension changes was averted when the province agreed to review legislation that...

February 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is now investigating whether Aloha Airlines used employees' pension money to repay bank loans.

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation to protect the survivor benefits of service members killed in action passed the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday and is...

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Up to 60% of those privately insured in the US - about 120 million people - will be enrolled in some form of...

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new poll indicates public support for asking people with unhealthy lifestyles to pay more for health care has dropped.

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than eight in 10 university professors contacted in a recent poll said they were confident they would have enough money to live...

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The percentage of workers participating in an employment-based retirement plan decreased to 39.7% in 2006 from 40.9% in 2005, according to a study...

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. State Department has expressed the administration's opposition to a measure that would punish foreign and U.S. entities for investing in Sudan...

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONOSR.com) - Merrill Lynch is under scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegations that its Florida consultant operation charged hidden fees and...

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The chairman of Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) has called for the resignations of five independent board members following the announcement this week that...

January 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three quarters of institutional investors recently polled say environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors can make a difference in how well an...

January 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - London-based Amvescap announced it will acquire PowerShares Capital Management, a provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs).

January 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Originally spurred by the 2000-2001 European and US market collapse and now driven by new pension accounting rules, European institutional investors continue shifting...

January 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The fall in bond yields has caused the deficits of UK pension plans to rise sharply in the first few weeks of 2006.

January 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American investors think that socially responsible (SRI) mutual funds contribute to better corporate behavior by keeping companies more honest and influencing them to...

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica IDEX Mutual Funds has announced the offering of TA IDEX Transamerica Short-Term Bond in class A and C shares.

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa ruled that a defined benefit plan participant had no standing to sue the...

November 1, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ruled that plan fiduciaries did not breach their fiduciary duties under the...

October 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund has sued the CEO of Countrywide Financial over charges that company executive artificially inflated...

October 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The hedge fund industry in the U.S. and the U.K. is characterized by generous bonuses and a good deal of movement from firm...