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September 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report prepared by Optimal Benefit Strategies, LLC for the American Benefits Council (ABC) says that reported problems facing defined benefit pension plans...

September 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with a choice of acting socially responsible or generating profits, companies will ultimately opt for the latter, according to a new article.

September 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger passed into law a bill governing what public pension funds must reveal about their private equity investments.

September 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After addressing comments to its proposal on accounting for deferred compensation and postretirement benefit aspects of endorsement split-dollar life insurance arrangements, the Financial...

September 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals has shot down American International Group's (AIG) attempt to refuse shareholders with at least 3% of...

November 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study has found that a majority of middle managers lack the range of emotional intelligence (EQ) skills they will need to...

November 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A restaurant association in San Francisco has sued the city in federal court this week to try and stop the progression of a...

November 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The college majors most in demand are engineering, computer science/MIS, business (accounting, finance, and marketing), and education - and, those appear to match...

November 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance emphasizing the need for employers to track the amount of expense reimbursement allowances paid to employees...

November 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The Vanguard 529 College Savings Plan will reduce expenses across its lineup of investment options by 10 to 12 basis points, resulting in an...

November 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - WisdomTree Investments, Inc. announced Thursday that it has asked for Securities and Exchange Commission approval to register 31 new exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

November 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Houston-based employee benefits software developer has launched TravisFlex Release 8.0.

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UK Pension Protection Fund (PPF) may increase the amount companies pay to insure their plans in an effort to ease the £343...

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An independent review of BT Group's pension fund revealed that the UK fund's deficit could be £3 billion higher than previous estimates because...

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UnitedHeath Group announced Wednesday actions by its board of directors to shuffle executive ranks, tighten controls on stock option grants, and require executives...

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Healthcare has announced the addition of a Plan Cost Comparison Tool to its suite of decision support resources.

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has ruled that a plan administrator must pay a former employee $10,500 for...

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The St. Paul Pioneer Press has proposed freezing pension benefits for 450 workers in the Minnesota Newspaper Guild Typographical Union.

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The percentage of companies sponsoring a holiday party has increased for 2006, according to findings of Battalia Winston International's Annual Survey on Corporate...

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tyson Foods, Inc. has reached a settlement with a group of current and former workers on charges of racial discrimination in its Ashland,...