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June 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) will soon access their accounts using account numbers rather than social security numbers.

June 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Employer Services has enhanced its pre-employment services to offer large organizations a single platform for applicant management, background checks...

June 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Former chief investment officer (CIO) of State Street Global Advisors Alan Brown is suing the company for lost benefits.

June 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A panel of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has recommended that health maintenance organization (HMO) premiums be boosted by an average...

June 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing Winston-Salem Dining Concepts, bringing claims that it fired a Mormon worker who would not work...

June 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Energy (DoE) has decided to suspend its Contractor Pension and Medical Benefits Policy, which cut reimbursement to contractors for benefits...

June 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US executive pay model that has provoked significant controversy over perceived massive overpayments has hurt corporate America's image, according to a new...

June 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lipper estimates that money market funds took in a net $45.5 billion in May 2006 - the largest inflow recorded in 42 months.

June 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jack Chapman, a former board member for the Ohio State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) has agreed to plead guilty to three counts of...

June 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A court judgment ordered a former Tennessee home-health company to pay $325,000 as part of the settlement of a federal lawsuit charging it...

June 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ruled that an average age difference of 6.75 years between a former...

June 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has unveiled a new Easy Enrollment form to be used as part of its Enrollment Suite.

June 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunGard announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire ProNvest, Inc., a provider of professional retirement account management.

June 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Wyoming Retirement System Board is considering a plan to allow retired teachers and other state employees to return to work full-time while...

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Financial Services Inc. has added seven mutual funds sub-advised by institutional asset manager GMO to its offerings within its 401(k) retirement...

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford Financial Services Group has announced that it has joined the Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) benchmarking data consortium, a national repository of...

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Birmingham, Alabama-based Compass Bank is now offering a new advisory service aimed at customers evaluating 401(k) plans and other benefit programs.

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Revelations about security breaches compromising personal customer data have continued in recent days with word that one provider's insurance customers and New York...

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent study commissioned by the General Services Administration found that most federal government agencies do not provide sufficient IT resources to promote...

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America's (PSCA) 48th Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans has found investment advice is offered in...