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October 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After months of direct pressure from the deferred compensation community with at least two pleas for more time to comply with new federal...

October 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Despite a fierce battle by some in the retirement services community to pressure the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) into sanctioning stable value funds...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has updated some more data relating to retirement saving and spending.

October 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With Halloween right around the corner, workers have identified their own workplace ghosts and goblins - in particular their boss.

October 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from Ernst & Young LLP shows many U.S. employers are not prepared for the economic and productivity effects the aging workforce...

October 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two out of three companies say they are having a hard time attracting and retaining top talent, with the U.S. reporting the greatest...

October 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report from The Bank of New York Mellon and independent research firm Oxford Metrica suggests hedge funds be classified according to the...

October 22, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) investors may have been in an unsettled mood during September's market turbulence but the month as a whole was still comparatively quiet...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts securities regulators have begun a probe into whether Bear Stearns Cos. improperly traded with two in-house hedge funds that collapsed this summer.

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2007 CFA Institute Member Compensation Survey found compensation for U.S. investment professionals varies by occupation and years of experience, but bonuses generally...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) -The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has told the Ontario government that it needs to do away with its current pension plan restrictions.

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York City will pay $160 million to retired and active teachers over the next decade, finally settling a long quarrel over whether...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Hefty 401(k) plan fees can take a big bite out of a participant's balance - a 26% chunk, according to a new study.

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski has asked the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to have mercy on the retirees of bankrupt Bethlehem Steel, whose...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State and local government employees report they most often take savings cues from professionals, make retirement their top financial goal, and are extremely...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kaiser Aluminum retirees, spouses and surviving spouses can apply for lump-sum payments of up to $600 this year because of a benefit trust...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study of over 400 human resource executives from 40 countries found more than 75% are concerned with their ability to develop...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Associates Incorporated has named Lawrence Davanzo as president of the firm, with Dennis Tito, one of the firm's founders, retaining his role...

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Janus Capital Group Inc. has announced that David Corkins, portfolio manager of Janus Fund, is leaving the firm to pursue other opportunities.

October 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A federal judge in Tennessee has turned away a request from a group of Alcoa retirees for an emergency court order mandating Alcoa...