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April 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a year where most plan sponsors appeared to be doing just about everything "right," large defined benefit plans still struggled to stay...

March 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be nearing a civil penalty against Putnam Investments that could be worth "several hundred million...

March 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consultants were particularly busy matchmaking between retirement plans and investment managers last year with the amount of assets placed in Mercer's global search...

March 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the fact that market regulators have urged the mutual fund industry to rely on a "fair-value" pricing scheme to help combat market...

February 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The former chief investment officer (CIO) for the Utah state pension fund has finalized a settlement of charges that he violated state securities...

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS issued Notice 2005-95 which clarifies the interaction of the amendment timing deadlines for plans qualified under § 401(a) as set forth...

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consumer driven health plans may be gaining popularity in some quarters, but that apparently doesn't mean Americans are more likely to hash out...

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Express Company and WellChoice, Inc., the parent company of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, have joined forces to provide a consumer-directed health...

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled that an employer failed to meet its COBRA notice obligation when the notice...

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has tossed out a lower court ruling that an employer was blocked from correcting a miscalculated pension benefit level.

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has agreed to review a case that will allow it to clarify the scope of "equitable relief" or reimbursement...

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments in a challenge to a new state law requiring payroll retirement contributions from...

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US employers were apparently able to shake off a hurricane-induced economic slowdown in November to add 215,000 workers to their payrolls.

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - November was a good month for stock funds as the average equity offering bested the S&P 500 showing, according to Standard & Poor's...

December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US stock and bond mutual funds enjoyed a healthy $27.5 billion asset inflow in October, according to Financial Research Corporation's (FRC's) report of...

February 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Investment Company Institute (ICI) has sent a letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offering up a laundry list of...

February 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following the lead of numerous other pension funds, one of Canada's largest pension funds is moving much more heavily into alternative investments such...

February 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alleged trading improprieties at FleetBoston Financial Corp's Columbia Funds have led to civil lawsuits from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the...

February 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bear Stearns may become a victim of its own success because of the speed with which it can process mutual fund trades.

February 24, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Goldman Sachs says it is cooperating with "various regulators including the SEC" who have asked for information about its mutual fund trading.