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September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesmart, Inc. has launched the "Retirement Plan Participant's Bill of Rights", a guide for Defined Contribution retirement plan participants.

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Michigan federal judge has ruled that retirees can't sue their former employer in state court over a program requiring only younger retirees...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Industries which stand to get hurt the most from the brain drain caused by the pending retirement of large numbers of workers include...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ICMA-RC, a public sector retirement plan provider, is set to unveil a redesigned Web site on Thursday.

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Boston-based institutional research and investment firm has won a second patent - this time for its portfolio trading management process, the company...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Boston-based institutional research and investment firm has won a second patent - this time for its portfolio trading management process, the company...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first of about 40 cases nationwide against Wal-Mart, alleging workplace violations, has gone to trial.

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More large US companies in more industries have gay-inclusive policies than ever before, according to Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights group.

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Manulife Financial's Canadian Pension Operations has been given the administration and recordkeeping business for the Deferred Profit Sharing Plan and Group Registered Retirement...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 2.2 million people die in work-related accidents and diseases each year.

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A study from Management Recruiters International, Inc. (MRI) found that, on average, a middle manager in the US remains in middle management 6.3...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resources consultants may be doing an acceptable job, but they can't hold a candle to a hiring manager's permanent staff members, a...

September 20, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Reserve raised US interest rates for the 11th straight time, Reuters reports.

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - To further prove the growing popularity of hedge funds, new research by TowerGroup shows that combined hedge fund assets will grow at a...

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though companies in a recent survey funded their short-term incentive (STI) programs to almost 100% of targets, future bonuses will be tougher...

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A proposed federal law barring discrimination against federal workers on the basis of sexual orientation was passed by a US House panel.

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued informal guidance for participant notice from plan sponsors of underfunded pension plans.

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have announced extension to health plan coverage deadlines so that employees and employers affected by Hurricane Katrina will have the much-needed...

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee found that an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) trustee breached his fiduciary duties...

September 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based mutual fund company plans to dedicate at least $100 million in investments to help post-Hurricane Katrina reconstruction.