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August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Automobile Dealers Association Retirement Administrators (NADART) is set to unveil a K plan for smaller companies.

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Annual premiums for employer-sponsored health plans in 2004 averaged $3,696 for individuals and $9,948 for family coverage, according to a new survey by...

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Development Dimensions International's (DDI's) Leadership Forecast 2005-2006 Best Practices for Tomorrow's Global Leaders, personal ambition, and not the boss or company...

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds grew by $240 billion, or 2.9%, to a total of $8.4 trillion in July according...

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is lending a hand to plan sponsors drafting plan documents by supplying wording for defined contribution programs that...

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that an employer arbitrarily denied early retirement benefits to an employee...

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Des Moines Public School system's early retirement plan discriminated against older employees because it barred those 65 years old and older from...

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two recent court rulings provide assurance to participants who invest their retirement savings in company stock that they have recourse when company actions...

August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust has appointed Senior Vice Presidents Connie Lindsey and Kevin Rochford to head groups in its Corporate & Institutional Services business unit.

August 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newkirk, a defined contribution plan communications provider, has announced new services to educate and assist plan sponsors and participants regarding the Roth 401(k).

August 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of New York (BoNY) has enhanced the accounting and performance reporting capabilities of its Internet-based information delivery and transaction platform for institutional...

August 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group (PFG) has introduced Principal Work Secure, a worksite benefits enrollment assistance program.

August 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A judge in the US District Court for the District of Maryland decided that it was the proper venue for an ERISA case...

August 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Department of Labor's (DoL's) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) office has published a proposed regulation requiring plans to file the Form...

August 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ten writers and editors for seven reality TV shows have sued Fox Broadcasting Co. and Rocket Science Laboratories for denying them meal breaks...

August 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds had net inflows of $16 billion in July, with International/Global funds taking in the most dollars ($7.3 billion), according...

August 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you are looking for the most generous employee benefit package, you had better start with the government, education, and nonprofit sectors, a...

August 29, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's (DoL's) Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update the Form LM-30,...

August 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing a Chandler, Arizona based supermarket company for discrimination due to its hiring practices at...

August 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling in a case where a former General Motors Corp. (GM)...