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November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey has found a link between perceived financial transparency of pharmacy benefit managers and client satisfaction.

June 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MassMutual Board of Directors on Thursday reaffirmed its decision to fire Robert O'Connell as its chairman, president and chief executive.

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund assets worldwide increased 1.6% to $19.41 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2006, according to data from the...

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of a typical US pension plan improved 1.5% in October, according to the Mellon Pension Liability Indexes.

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds had net inflows of $11.3 billion in September, with International/Global funds accounting for $9.8 billion of that number, according...

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investment Group announced it has shuffled the asset allocations for its LifePoints target date funds, driven by its research that showed defined...

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust has announced that Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI) will now offer a Socially Responsible Large Cap Equity Index strategy designed to...

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has updated its Comprehensive Implementation Guide.

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Funding ratios for UK corporate pension plans are moving in the wrong direction, prompting 80% these funds to consider significantly changing their asset...

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) has fined Chase Investment Services Corporation of Chicago and MetLife Securities, Inc. of New York $500,000...

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors Inc. (SSgA) has filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signaling its intention to halt redemption fees...

May 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Affiliated Computer Services believes that issuing executive stock options with "effective dates" before written approval of the grants by compensation committee members is...

May 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The court date is set for February 6 for the federal trial of five former San Diego pension officials accused of concealing increased...

May 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Under fire for the timing of its stock options and the creation of a $1.6 billion option for its CEO, UnitedHealth Group Inc....

May 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New York state grand jury is hearing testimony about allegations of potentially criminal conduct at giant insurer American International Group (AIG).

April 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bond analyst at Goldman Sachs, a junior-level banker at Merrill Lynch and a worker at the plant that prints BusinessWeek magazine have...

March 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush's defined benefit reform proposals would hurt employers with significantly underfunded plans, according to a new report.

March 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators on Wednesday announced a combined $60 million settlement with Citigroup and Putnam Investments over charges they hid their arrangements for payments...

November 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A joint survey from Americans for Secure Retirement (ASR) and the Latino Coalition has found that 70.9% of Hispanic adults have less than...

November 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There is an easy answer for a chief executive office looking for a larger haul when it comes to total annual compensation: step...