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September 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased by $190.35 billion, or 1.7%, to $11.496 trillion in August, according to the Investment...

September 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A union pension fund has charged in a federal court lawsuit that ratings agency Moody's Corp. failed to tell investors it had "assigned...

September 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average participant 401(k) balances for all age groups increased 67% from 2003 to 2006, according to figures from the Employee Benefit Research Institute...

September 27, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a communications networks company did not breach its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement...

September 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Watson Wyatt Worldwide appointed Steve Mele, formerly of Mercer HR Consulting, as its chief human resources officer.

September 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A new research paper argues that the post-Pension Protection Act (PPA) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) still needs fixing including the possible conversion...

September 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case so that it can define what constitutes a facial age discrimination violation under the...

September 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers (UAW) announced a deal Wednesday that will mean a massive reorganization of the company's health...

September 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - The U.K. pension authority said Wednesday it was concerned by the number of employers who were late in submitting their required proposals on...

September 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Some 77.7% of eligible employees have balances in their 401(k) plans with deferrals averaging 5.4% of pay for non-highly compensated workers and 6.9%...

September 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Preliminary figures from a new study show U.S. and European workers' salary hikes lagging those of their counterparts in Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

September 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new U.K. company Occupational Pensions Trust (OPT) has set out to capitalize on the trend of corporations unloading their pension schemes by...

September 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Texas Governor Rick Perry has asked the state's two largest pension funds to divest their holdings in companies who do business in Iran...

September 26, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vowed Tuesday at a United Nations meeting to sign a measure forcing the state's largest pension funds to drop...

September 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. has named William McDermott as Executive Vice President of Corporate Markets, where he will develop retirement solutions for...

September 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) said that it will combine the pension categories of defined contribution plans and defined return plans, but...

September 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A new Standard and Poor's study found that money fund managers are concentrating on safety and liquidity and downplaying yield.

September 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Reaping the rewards of their success in meeting plan sponsors' expectations about installation and ongoing service support, insurance companies have captured a larger...

September 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - A new Spectrem Group study provides more evidence that auto plan features - particularly auto enrollment at plans with $10 million or more...

September 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - State Street Corp. has announced plans to freeze its pension plan for its 15,000 workers in favor of a 401(k) plan with beefed...