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May 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Continental Airlines and American Airlines have successfully lobbied Congress to include new pension relief in emergency spending legislation, according to a Reuters news...

May 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is opposing the re-election of four more directors to the boards of companies named in the...

May 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - If you're one of the growing number of Americans with an electronic leash (in the form of a Blackberry or cell phone), you...

May 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Individuals in the U.S. today may not be better off in terms of income as their father's generation was 30 years ago, a...

May 25, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Commercial airline pilot union officials on Friday dropped their support of the government's Age 60 retirement rule and pledged to work with lawmakers...

May 25 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, has launched two new single-strategy mutual funds.

May 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders of Qwest Communications Inc. shot down three proposals that would have given them more weight on decisions concerning executive compensation, including a...

May 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders of Qwest Communications Inc. shot down three proposals that would have given them more weight on decisions concerning executive compensation, including a...

May 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fiserv, Inc. has announced the signing of definitive agreements to sell its Fiserv Investment Support Services (Fiserv ISS) operations in two separate transactions.

May 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond mutual funds experienced net inflows of $33 billion in April, according to data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

May 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar, Inc. and the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) are teaming to create a database that allows pension plans, foundations...

May 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Illinois became the second state behind Oregon on Tuesday to pass legislation that orders health insurance coverage to include breast cancer exams for...

May 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New Hampshire Senate approved a plan Thursday that would mean a 2 ½% increase for retirees this year, the Associated Press reported.

May 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of adults in the U.S. have the option of participating in a 401(k) plan, but only 3% of employees say they...

May 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even as health care costs continue their upward spiral, most workers say they are ready to live healthier lives to help control their...

May 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BISYS Group, Inc. has agreed to a $25 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over charges that the financial services...

May 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New guidance approved Wednesday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on implementing Sarbanes-Oxley allows managers to identify the highest risks to...

May 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JPMorgan Asset Management has tapped John H. Hunt as Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Asset Management's Institutional business in the Americas, according to...

May 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The executive director of the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) said he is floating the idea of adding automatic enrollment and Roth...

May 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Financial has redesigned its Web site for retirement plan participants in an effort to make online retirement planning easier.