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December 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary findings of the SmartPros Salary Survey show women who are certified public accountants (CPAs) have an average 2006 salary of $77,863, while...

December 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Alaska Supreme Court has thrown out a lower court ruling ordering clarifications for administrative rules on benefits for same-sex partners of state...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AXA Equitable has unveiled the Fiduciary Toolkit, a resource available through its Retirement Strategies 401(k) product aimed at helping small- to mid-size defined...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - IBM Corp. announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing it will stop stock option grants to its board of directors while doubling...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) confirmed Thursday that it has settled proceedings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and New York Attorney General...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alaska officials have worked out a $50 million settlement with Time Warner Inc. on a securities fraud suit over allegations the media giant...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chubb Corporation announced on Thursday it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Attorneys General of New York, Connecticut and Illinois, resolving...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has announced it will pay more than $42 million to its funds after a report issued by independent trustees of Fidelity's...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the Pension Protection Act (PPA) of 2006 requires changes to individual benefit statements as well as new notices to participants regarding diversification...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Facing a backlog of about 1,200 requests for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determination letters on cash balance conversions, the agency announced Thursday that...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average health care summary plan document (SPD) that contains information about eligibility, benefits and participant rights, is written at a college freshman...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Steelworkers (USW) retirees and their union have filed a class action lawsuit against Continental Tire North America, Inc. (CTNA) to force it...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has unveiled a plan to use the state's tobacco settlement funds and federal dollars to offer medical benefits to...

December 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Tennesee fuel services company agreed to compensate an employee it fired in August for calling a replacement worker who crossed the picket...

December 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey of 227 large- and mid-sized employers by Mercer Human Resource Consulting has found that companies plan to pay more to top...

December 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighteen former employees of Swift & Co. have sued the Greeley, Colorado meat packing firm over allegations Swift tried to artificially lower market...

December 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey has found a notable hike in the number of larger corporate employers offering 401(a) plans, such as money purchase pension...

December 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey sponsored by Kronos Incorporated found the vast majority of respondents have gone to work sick and this "presenteeism" has a...

December 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The top performing workers are expected to see the greatest boost in compensation next year while executives, management, professional and office employees will...

December 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has devoted a Web page to information relating to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), including links...