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August 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union Network International, has passed a resolution calling for fund companies that manage union pension assets to sell shares of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

February 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three lesbian couples have sued New Mexico's Retiree Health Authority, contesting the agency's refusal to grant health insurance benefits to domestic partners of...

February 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California CPA firm was ordered by a federal district court in Atlanta to make a restitution payment of $5,000 to the employee...

August 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consolidation continued in the US retirement plan recordkeeping field with word that Federated Investors was selling its recordkeeping business to Great West.

August 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not surprisingly, with a raft of new Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) responsibilities and potentially higher director liability, 65% of senior financial executives say it's now...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Money raising got tougher for new hedge funds in 2006 after the equity market slowdown at midyear and the later meltdown of Amaranth...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Robert Half International has identified five accounting and finance jobs providing the most promising career prospects, driven in part by Securities and Exchange...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US workforce productivity went up in the fourth quarter by 3%, following a third quarter that showed no change and labor costs rose...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New federal government guidance on dealing with an influenza pandemic offers specific protections for each of four risk zones in a workplace based...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - T. Rowe Price has hired Steven Huber, formerly the chief financial officer of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System, as a senior...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension plans may need to fortify their corporate governance controls if they want to take maximum advantage of alternative investment opportunities, according to...

July 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) announced a plan to shift $11 billion of investments into high-rises, industrial parks, fast-growing startup companies...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The state of Illinois is barred from conducting any business with companies operating in the Sudan because of continuing concerns over human rights...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charges and counter-charges of wrongdoing continued flying in San Diego Monday with word from City Attorney Michael Aguirre that he plans a probe...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study shows that the number of workers who enroll in a workplace health care plan goes down as employees' share of...

July 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Representative Chistopher Cox (R-California) told a Senate committee that, if confirmed as SEC Chairman he would put the Federal Accounting Standards Board...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The "flirtiest" co-workers reside in the Western United States, where 45% of working adults claim they have flirted with a colleague, according to...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers with workplace restrictions on piercings and "body art" might find it interesting that twice as many Democrats get pierced as do Republicans,...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of new CPA professionals cite the chance to advance within a firm as the number one motivator behind joining an organization,...

February 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - British Airways and officials of its unions have finalized a deal that the airline said will allow it to cut its $4.14 billion...