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October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AIG VALIC, an investment provider focusing on the non-profit and for-profit education, health care and government markets, has broadened the investment mandate of...

August 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies with ailing pension programs likely to be labeled at risk under the new pension reform legislation may decide to funnel enough money...

October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Services has released a list of the 11 most common mistakes made in the administration of 401(k) plans and how...

October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AK Steel has announced it has reached an agreement with a group of retirees from its Middletown (Ohio) Works to settle a lawsuit...

October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Emerging equity markets saw an 13.8% rise during the third quarter and developed markets saw a 2.07% increase, overcoming a financially shaky August,...

October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. has reached a settlement with a pension fund suit regarding stock options practices at the firm.

October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with a lean state budget, the Sacramento Bee reports that the Schwarzenegger administration will ask the California Supreme Court to cut millions...

October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual of Omaha has named David Ahrendt, formerly of Lincoln Financial Group, as Vice President of its Retirement Services business.

October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - OneBeacon Insurance Group has announced it is making available Employment Practices Liability insurance to businesses with 50 or fewer employees.

October 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group has come out with a retirement program for small-to-mid-sized plans that uses a mutual fund and collective fund-based platform, including...

June 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension funds that currently invest in commodities, or are looking to do so, should be aware that they could lose money by following...

May 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Turnover among Fortune 500 Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) has increased by 16% compared to 2004 figures, according to a study by Russell Reynolds...

May 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a group of five public pension funds seeking to remedy the harm caused to UnitedHealth...

October 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will take over the pension plan of a New Jersey service sector uniform manufacturer, after the company...

October 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Connecticut has cleared the way for the trustees of five 401(k) plans to pursue their claims that Nationwide Financial...

October 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, announced that the SPDR Lehman International Treasury Bond ETF (Ticker:...

October 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you've been struggling with § 409A regs - or regs generally (and who hasn't?), then you'll appreciate this update on (fictional) Notice...

October 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A man who worked at a Tokyo online apparel sales firm thought he was simply staying with Japanese tradition by presenting his boss...

October 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of marketing and advertising executives look online for information about potential hires at least some of the time, with 19% saying they...

October 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - F-Squared Investments, LLC, has announced the launch of an industry index portfolio dedicated to indexes constructed of a select number of actively managed...