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November 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Charles Schwab has dropped account service fees on retail defined contribution retirement plans for small business owners and the self-employed effective October 1,...

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has sent back to a lower court a case involving the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)...

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC) insurance program for private sector pension plans sponsored by a single employer showed a deficit of $22.8...

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index returned 4.3% in the third quarter of 2005 - a significant advance over the second quarter's 0.9%...

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), has launched nine new exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State Teachers' Retirement System of Ohio (TRS) is suing Medco Health Solutions for fraud, breach of contract and other violations of state...

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Watson Wyatt Worldwide survey found growing use of the Internet for HR transactions and widespread availability of customized information on health care...

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The challenges of stopping smoking or shedding extra weight are well known, but a poll found that many Americans view saving enough for...

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Towers Perrin HR Services study found that just 14% of employees worldwide are fully engaged on the job and willing to go...

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement savers appear to be slightly losing ground in their efforts to accumulate enough resources to pay for their lifestyle after they stop...

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Deloitte Center for Health Solutions survey of American employers found that 22% of US employers already have a consumer-driven health plan (CDHP)...

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has refused to get involved in a lower court ruling clearing an employer of Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

November 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Illinois federal judge has ruled that a participant's choice of his live-in girlfriend as beneficiary could be tossed out if it can...

November 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Hewitt Associates study found that only 41% of companies plan to award a holiday bonus to employees this year.

November 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - University of Minnesota researchers have looked at various simulations of how several potential tax subsidies for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) would affect consumer...

November 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Individual plaintiffs in the long-standing gender discrimination class-action lawsuit against airplane maker Boeing Company should get awards ranging from $500 to $26,000.

November 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual Retirement Services has announced that it will offer the Roth account option for its 401(k) and 403(b) plans in mid-2006 and has...

November 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced settlements totaling $465,727 for five age discrimination lawsuits against school districts in Minnesota.

November 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A prominent US House Democrat has waded into an always controversial topic in corporate governance circles with a new bill mandating additional executive...

November 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford Financial has introduced a new educational program to help financial professionals, plan sponsors, and plan participants prepare for the Roth 401(k).