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October 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study reports that the number of Baby Boomers worried about retirement has doubled, with those ages 41 to 49, more likely...

October 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An investment operations performance consultant has unveiled an Operational Performance Evaluation and Risk Assessment (OPERA) methodology.

October 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In spite of the volatility of the economy, employers haven't cut back on work-life programs, practices, and policies.

December 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Colorado State Treasurer Mike Coffman has appointed an outside commission to look into the books of the state's public pension system.

October 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aetna Behavioral Health (ABH) has unveiled a new module of its employee assistance program (EAP) aimed at providing support services to retirees and...

December 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Van Hedge Fund Indices is striking back at a paper released last month that questioned the validity of hedge fund indices' returns.

December 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the pending requirements next year that companies expense stock options, Aetna will cut off its option program for non-managers and switch them...

October 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from Salary.com finds that the average worker spends 3.3% of compensation annually on gas, eating up most of the average...

October 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Retirement Plan Services has begun an educational campaign to help advisors, plan sponsors, TPAs, and participants understand Roth 401(k) Plans before...

December 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though they won't yet have to register as investment advisers with federal regulators, Wall Street brokers can continue to sell investment advice...

October 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers won't be on the hook for the sexually harassing acts of nonemployees if the companies can't control the nonemployee's actions and if...

October 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than a quarter of the global workforce should have full mobile work capabilities by 2009, a new study has concluded.

October 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Writing activities account for an average of 30% of the typical professional's workday, according to the results of a new survey.

October 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that United Parcel Service was not guilty of discrimination by not hiring applicants with vision...

December 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A man hired to upgrade the city' of Milwaukee's pension system was sentenced to 18 months in prison and five years of extended...

November 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Consulting firm Ennis Knupp is recommending that plan fiduciaries avoid a concentration of company stock in their defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution...

November 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension deficits for major US firms are expected to rise to $129 billion by December, according to a report from Aon Consulting.

October 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research from Hewitt Associates shows that the increase in employers' health care costs for 2005 is the lowest since 1999.

October 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly seven in 10 (67%) workers in a recent survey suffered from a high stress level - with a large number (45%) citing...

October 11, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former manager of a hydraulics company, now out of business, has been convicted of failing to turn in payroll taxes and embezzling...