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September 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling that a long-term disability plan administrator could reasonably decide that a participant's bipolar...

September 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In addition to the one year extension to the internal-controls rule granted in March, the SEC plans to grant small businesses another year-long...

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On Friday afternoon, Michael G. Cherkasky, president and chief executive officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., announced that Brian M. Storms has...

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group in conjunction with Caremark Rx, Inc. has launched a new program to provide generic drug alerts to pharmacists.

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A court ruling in a case involving company stock in the K plan of JPMorgan Chase has brought to the forefront a key...

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a man's disability benefits are not pension benefits his ex-wife is entitled to per their property settlement.

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assurant Employee Benefit's Serious Disability Benefit product is now being offered as an employer-paid benefit.

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UK employers will have to have an actuarial study done of their retirement plans to verify any extra contributions made since the plan's...

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In response to the spike in gas prices, the Internal Revenue Service has increased the optional standard mileage rates to 48.5 cents per...

December 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workstream Inc., a management software provider, has announced the closing of its private placement with institutional investors of common stock and warrants with...

December 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CIBC World Markets Inc. and two of its employees were fined Tuesday over allegations of improper trading on the TSX and TSX Ventures...

December 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) Board voted to oppose new legislation that would effectively close the current defined benefit plan to...

December 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court panel on Friday explored with lawyers what regulators meant by using the word "client" in a new hedge fund...

December 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BISYS has agreed to acquire a New Jersey-based hedge fund and private equity administrative service provider, according to a news release.

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - T. Rowe Price has announced the launch of its new personal finance platform offering more comprehensive financial planning services to plan sponsors for...

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans continued in 2000, with DB plans declining 4.1% from 50,000 in 1999 to 48,000...

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - T. Rowe Price has announced the launch of its new personal finance platform offering more comprehensive financial planning services to plan sponsors for...

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ceridian has launched Ceridian Backup Care Solutions - a system through which covered employees can get care for family members both old and...

September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ceridian has launched Ceridian Backup Care Solutions - a system through which covered employees can get care for family members both old and...

November 9, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a race with San Diego's troubled pension system as a key issue, Jerry Sanders has defeated Councilwoman Donna Frye as the city's...