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August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study has suggested that employers who have turned to auto enrollment to boost 401(k) participation should not rely too heavily on...

August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has denied a request by International Paper Company to have...

August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Missouri will begin offering an actively managed "terror-free" investment option for its 529 plan that ensures participants' and investors' portfolios...

August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service may be interested in your feedback - but they aren't going to pay for it - and they certainly...

August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from LIMRA finds most plan sponsors have no preference what terminating participants do with their plan money, but most utilize services...

August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from the Fidelity Research Institute notes that pre-retirees face a widening guaranteed income gap, which is likely to equal billions...

August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four in 10 workers polled in a recent survey indicated that a 401(k) match is the most valued benefit of the current employee...

August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Janus Capital Group Inc. has announced that Scott Schoelzel, portfolio manager of Janus Twenty Fund, Janus Adviser Forty Fund, Janus Aspen Forty Portfolio...

August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a civil suit against the former general counsel at semiconductor company KLA-Tencor Corp. and Juniper...

August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nonqualified stock options remain the most prevalent type of equity grant for employees based outside of the U.S.

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors poured $41.1 billion into hedge funds in the second quarter of 2007 and swelled industry assets to an estimated $1.67 trillion by...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors poured $41.1 billion into hedge funds in the second quarter of 2007 and swelled industry assets to an estimated $1.67 trillion by...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab has announced the hiring of Tony Cox, a new senior executive to help lead the Schwab Corporate & Retirement Services division.

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Finance professionals have continued to work harder in the last two years, but how much harder depends on where they live, a new...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit Informatics now offers reinsurance providers covering self-insured employers a way to access current key risk management information, rather than waiting to be...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly sixty percent (55.9%) of all employers included in the 2007 United Benefit Associates (UBA) Health Plan Survey offer a Preferred Provider Organization...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that residents covered by employment-based health insurance declined again last year from 60.2% in 2005 to 59.7%...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among adults familiar with Michael Moore's movie "Sicko," 45% said they had a discussion with friends, co-workers, or family about the U.S. health...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the reduced sentence of Wal-Mart Stores former Chief Operating Officer Thomas Coughlin that...

August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those with severe health conditions who were enrolled in Aetna's Med Psych case management program had lower medical costs than those not in...