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October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial Research Corporation (FRC) has released a new study which reveals the retirement income market is poised for innovation and significant future growth.

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shifting the Rhode Island retirement system to a defined contribution plan would cost taxpayers $151.5 million next year and more than $520 million...

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors looking for an innovative alternative asset class now have access to a global emerging market high yield fund.

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) and UBS Global Asset Management have announced the formation of a new strategic alliance that will offer FORTUNE...

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report by the Vanguard Center for Retirement Research notes that financial literacy plays a critical role in improving 401(k) savings behavior.

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) from 2004 to 2006 indicates the prevalence of past-year major depressive episodes...

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments has announced a plan to enhance the diversification of the its target maturity funds by adding nine additional underlying offerings.

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ADP Small Business Services released a new online payroll solution that allows accountants to view their entire small business client base and also...

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boston-based forward look has come out with a service that allows plan sponsors, foundations, endowments and their consultants to forecast potential shortfalls in...

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) has launched two sustainability-based no-load mutual funds for U.S. investors, both offering institutional share classes.

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UNFCU Financial Advisors (UNFCU FA) and Pentegra Retirement Services have announced a new alliance that will allow Pentegra to offer plan sponsors and...

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In its moves to continue releasing details of its just-ratified four-year pact with the United Auto Workers, General Motors on Monday revealed plans...

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty percent of executives polled said meeting deadlines is the most important characteristic of a team player, up slightly from 37% in a...

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In its moves to continue releasing details of its just-ratified four-year pact with the United Auto Workers, General Motors on Monday revealed plans...

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Hampshire Governor John Lynch called the state's place at the bottom rung of pension plan performance for the past decade "inexcusable," and...

October 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Silicon Valley software firm Mercury Interactive has agreed to a $117.5 million settlement in a securities fraud case over stock option backdating filed...

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that an employer does not necessarily escape liability under the Civil Rights Act of...

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - By a slim majority, Americans favor providing free health care to all Americans - but only if they don't have to change their...

December 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wealth Management Systems, Inc. (WMSI), provider of technology-based rollover services, announced that Scottrade, an online investment firm, will join WMSI's IRA Marketplace.

October 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a survey from CCH, the nation's largest employers estimate unscheduled absenteeism costs their businesses more than $760,000 per year in direct...