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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.

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CHICAGO - Andy Steiner knows exactly why many executives at large employers aren't wild these days about keeping an active defined benefit plan...

July 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chicago - The need for financial planning and investment advice may be even more critical for smaller plans, where a plan sponsor must...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CHICAGO - Those attending a recent discussion panel about ways to make defined contribution fees more transparent heard a simple suggested solution: demand...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AIG VALIC announced it has acquired from KPMG LLC Acumen Financial Group, a provider of financial and retirement planning technology tools to financial...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CHICAGO - While retirement plans with company stock as an investment option risk a plethora of potential regulatory problems for a plan sponsor,...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chicago - Plan sponsors have been looking beyond mutual funds since they took their plunge from grace at other investment options for 401(k)...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chicago - "A lot of what advisors come up with is not always helpful to the plan sponsors," said Edward Lynch, PRP, Senior...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chicago - For a small plan, "it gets even harder when you are evaluating service providers," said Michael Sheffieck, Executive Vice President, CFO,...

July 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The scandal plagued Janus Capital Group on Thursday announced that an unidentified client had announced plans to pull out about $5 billion in...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Quest Software Inc. announced it will restate its annual and interim financial statements for all periods from 2000 through 2005 and for the...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CHICAGO - It is certainly not unusual these days for retirement plans to include a lot more than just traditional mutual funds as...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chicago - A growing number of larger companies have moved to freeze their defined benefit plans with the hopes of decreasing risk and...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In addition to its many other legal problems, the city of San Diego's pension system is expected to seek city council approval to...

July 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After being lambasted by shareholders and slammed with lawsuits over its stock options grant practices, UnitedHealth Group has decided to pay its directors...

June 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Since October 2003, 20 companies have frozen their DB plans, but in an analysis issued this month, Merrill Lynch advised companies to wait...

June 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Higher interest rates should help improve the overall US pension funding picture, the former chief of the nation's private-sector pension insurer said.

June 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Employee Stock Option Coalition (IESOC) has called the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) recent mandate to record all stock option grants...

June 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California State Controller Steve Westly wants the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) to play a more active role in setting executive compensation...

June 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Capital Research and Management, money manager for the $450-billion American Funds mutual fund group, is apparently being scrutinized for potential directed brokerage violations.