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March 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Concerned about pension fund exposure to the asset class, a senior lawmaker is calling for greater hedge fund registration.

March 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 5% of firms intend to use the automatic enrollment feature sanctioned by the PPA to get employees to contribute to a 401(k)...

March 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighty percent of adults say some or all employers should be required to offer paid sick leave to their employees, but 52% admit...

March 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The government on Wednesday sued Walgreen Company, alleging that giant drugstore chain systematically discriminated against African American workers in job placement and in...

March 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - IBM will today announce a multi-million dollar personal finance and education benefit program for all its U.S. employees - "IBM MoneySmart."

March 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-seven percent of human resources professionals are opposed to the proposed minimum wage increase to $7.25, while 31% sanctioned the federally-mandated pay hike,...

March 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The mental health care benefits parity legislation introduced in the U.S. House on Wednesday would require group health plans to treat cost-sharing requirements...

August 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has pulled back in-house responsibility for the remainder of its international equity index assets under management,...

March 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Kentucky Senate approved a plan on Tuesday that calls for the state to take on more than $800 million in pension debt...

March 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The St. Louis law firm that made national news by filing a batch of lawsuits over "excessive" retirement plan fees has now turned...

March 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Ohio reached a $144 million settlement with Time Warner Inc. over charges that state retirement funds were defrauded when the...

March 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -A federal judge has dismissed fraud charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against three former officials of Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company (PFTC)...

July 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research by Moody's Investors Service found that companies that pay their CEOs greater than expected for the company's size, past performance, and other...

March 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women's perceived attitudes may be holding them back from gaining leadership positions, according to a recent survey that suggests the commonly held stereotypes...

March 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The compensation packages for executives are swelling as the talent pool from which companies pull their prized administrators is shrinking, a recent survey...

March 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The person assigned to review UK pension regulation has suggested a proposal that would merge the country's two newest pensions bodies - the...

March 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A freight hauling company mistakenly required an employee on medical leave to also burn up paid sick and vacation leave, a federal appellate...

July 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New York state Comptroller Alan Hevesi has hammered out a settlement with the three remaining former WorldCom executives in the civil suit over...

March 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Roland Criss Fiduciary Services has released a benchmarking tool that measures risk exposure for fiduciaries of retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and endowments by...

March 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A continued decline in positive drug test results for the amphetamine class of drugs among safety-sensitive workers, coupled with a decrease in positive...