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May 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Philadelphia-based financial services company Lincoln Financial Group is the latest employer to turn away from its defined benefit pension plan and transition employees...

May 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About 20% of Baby Boomers contribute to the financial upkeep of an elderly parent and nearly a quarter (24%) give financial support to...

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Ohio state teachers' pension board member was convicted Friday of two misdemeanor ethics violations for accepting gifts from two companies that...

Executives are not satisfied with the performance of their finance departments, and see failure to effectively use and integrate technology as one of the most common setbacks, according...

April 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities Industry Association (SIA) suggested changes in the proposed amendments to the Securities and Exchange Commission's mutual fund redemption fee rule concerning...

April 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most US plan sponsors posted slight losses in the first quarter, according to The Northern Trust Company.

April 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a survey of institutional investors, chief executives of major US companies are overpaid, golden parachutes serve no useful corporate purpose, and...

May 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers without retirement plans would be required to establish an automatic payroll deduction program to an individual retirement account (IRA) under new legislation.

April 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre - a key player in the city's ongoing municipal pension crisis - has informed outgoing Mayor Dick...

March 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York City pension fund is planning to double its $2.2 billion private equity portfolio in the next three to five years,...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Communicating with plan participants via a Web site may still be the "in" thing, but a recent study indicates that plan providers' Internet...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of a typical U.S. pension plan climbed slightly by 1.8% for the month of April, according to the Mellon Pension...

March 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pennsylvania iron workers union has gone to court to block the announced sale of the Toys "R" Us chain to a buyer's...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of a typical U.S. pension plan climbed slightly by 1.8% for the month of April, according to the Mellon Pension...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About half of small business employees (49%) who now belong to a workplace retirement plan say they would stay away from a potential...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The White House announced on Thursday that President Bush would nominate Bradford P. Campbell to be Assistant Secretary of Labor (Pension and Welfare...

March 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The administration of Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer and a major national labor union are discussing investments by the union's pension funds in the...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The White House announced on Thursday that President Bush would nominate Bradford P. Campbell to be Assistant Secretary of Labor (Pension and Welfare...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The White House announced yesterday that President George W. Bush intends to nominate Charles E. F. Millard to be Director of the Pension...

May 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The White House announced yesterday that President George W. Bush intends to nominate Charles E. F. Millard to be Director of the Pension...