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September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) account balances are on the rise, but participation rates are declining, a study says.

September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A "mini-sweep" of about 25 mutual fund companies is being conducted by the Boston office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfers may, on a net basis, have favored fixed income more often than not in April - but international and emerging markets...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study from Charles W. Cammack Associates, Inc. (CWCA) indicates a link between employee turnover rates and retirement plan participation rates.

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When interviewing for a job, candidates should concentrate less on themselves and on talking, and more on researching about the company, a recent...

August 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores former vice-chairman Thomas Coughlin has requested that a court dismiss the suit filed against him by the store that would put...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Flouting a judge's suggestion that a worker should only be reprimanded for using the Internet at work, a supervisor for the New York...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It is discriminatory to deny same-sex couples family health and bereavements benefits if it is illegal for them to be married, a New...

August 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Airlines Employee Stock Ownership Plan trustees have agreed to settle on their part of a lawsuit brought against the plan by employees.

August 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees Retirement System's (CalPERS') plan to focus its attention on "laggard" stocks is producing smaller returns for the fund than...

August 17, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Things continued to heat up in San Diego - with City Manager Lamont Ewell saying that he would heed City Attorney Michael Aguirre's...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Western District of Virginia has denied a former employee's motion to enforce an order for his former...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Developed world equity markets registered a strong gain of 3.06% in April, according to data from Standard & Poor's (S&P).

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A New York appeals court ruled that a hand injury a man sustained at home was related to a knee injury he sustained...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Alaska Senate passed a bill meant to iron out some of the problems with legislation creating a new pension plan for state...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals determined that a district court inappropriately concluded that an employer's actions were not severe or pervasive...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, questions arise as to the effect of the mandate on social security and pensions.

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nevada regulators seconded the decision by state lawmakers last year to allow for prescription drugs to be purchased from Canada over the Internet...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR outsourcing firm, Ceridian has announced the availability of a comprehensive suite of solutions to help employers increase employee productivity, reduce absences and...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Paisley Consulting has added a feature to its Sarbanes-Oxley compliance software that will allow operational risk managers to view the relevant information on...