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August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has published "Bridging the Income Gap with Annuities-A Plan Sponsor's Guide" to aid employers in providing a steady stream...

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation approved by both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate would permit qualified drivers who must use insulin to manage...

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Appellate judges have ruled that Brandeis Machinery & Supply Company, based in South Bend, Indiana, illegally included a policy statement in its employee...

August 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Massachusetts State Legislature, in a move that may signal future trends, has overriden Governor Mitt Romney's veto of legislation preventing the disclosure...

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant trading remained within normal levels throughout July, but registered two moderate-trading-volume days, and one high-volume day.

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In its appeal of a ruling certifying a sexual discrimination case as a class-action, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says the complaints of six workers...

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill has been introduced in Congress that would increase the size of the tax credit for retirement savings contributions.

August 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following other large pension funds such as CalPERS, the Texas Teachers Retirement System (TRS) has decided to allocate up to 8.5% of its...

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The city of Albuquerque faces charges of discrimination because a supervisor of female police officers required them to use sick leave after the...

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has cleared the way for a discrimination lawsuit against Sears, Roebuck & Co. to proceed.

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - North Carolina State Treasurer Richard Moore has asked a variety of private money managers to contribute $10,000 each for a non-profit group Moore...

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has published a Guide to Implementation of GASB Statements 43 and 45 on Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEB).

August 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department reached a settlement agreement with the State of Delaware in a racial discrimination case.

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Another 401(k) company stock suit drew to a close today, as the Labor Department recovered $79 million for workers and retirees from former...

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The San Diego City Council approved two pension reform ballot measures to go before voters in November - a plan to pay off...

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - JPMorgan has has agreed to acquire Tranaut Fund Administration Ltd., a privately-owned hedge fund administration services company.

July 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's private-sector pension insurer has requested proposals for an integrated financial and accounting system.

July 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A spokesperson for Virginia Attorney General Judith Williams Jagdmann said Thursday that her office had reviewed the $263,000 severance package for the state's...

July 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's top business lobbying group has once again challenged a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule requiring more independence among mutual...

July 20, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers threw down the gauntlet Tuesday in their continuing battle with accounting rulemakers over pending stock options expensing proposals, with the US House...