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July 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two Palm Springs, California attorneys have been charged with participating in illegal payment agreements in over 50 class-action lawsuits against US companies such...

July 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The man who helped blow the whistle on improper trading at Putnam Investments has taken his battle for a share of the money...

June 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The total pension shortfall among underfunded pension plans dropped slightly from 2003 to 2002, but is still up dramatically from 1999's figures.

May 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Overall 2005 median total compensation for US money managers has jumped 17% since 2003 with a modest 3% base salary hike along with...

May 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America's farmers are particularly at risk for hitting their retirement years without enough money and being forced into a declining standard of living,...

May 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators have released new guidance about the requirements that plan sponsors and business associates report breaches of security covering patient medical information.

May 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Iowa Governor Thomas Vilsack has signed into law a bill mandating that companies providing workplace health care policies also provide coverage for treatment...

June 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chief Financial Officers (CFO) still expect to hire in the coming 12 months, only at a snail's pace compared to earlier projections.

May 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal employees participating in a recent survey appeared extremely satisfied with their pensions, retirement savings program, and health coverage - saying that all...

May 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Michigan state appeals court has ruled that a woman who agreed to give up claims on her husband's plan benefits as part...

May 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Alaska state House of Representatives turned their thumbs down to a key measure overhauling the state's pension plans as part of a...

May 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just over 15% of the 559 corporate, foundation, endowment, public, Taft-Hartley, and healthcare funds that make up the Russell/Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe...

June 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An investor who claimed The Dreyfus Corporation improperly collected 12b-1 fees on closed mutual funds has withdrawn his lawsuit over the issue, Dreyfus...

June 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS ) will ask its investment advisors to reveal new details about their companies as part of...

May 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seven out of nine hedge fund strategies, as measured by the S&P Hedge Fund Index, were down in April as the index gave...

May 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The owners of a former Oklahoma construction company can include the $120,000 they owe to various multi-employer benefit funds in their US Bankruptcy...

May 29, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Shareholders of Ingersoll-Rand Co. narrowly voted down a highly touted proposal from unions and institutional investors to reincorporate from its current Hamilton, Bermuda...

May 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The frequency of general and professional liability claims against US long-term care providers more than doubled and the severity more than tripled in...

May 5, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts State Treasurer Tim Cahill on Wednesday announced plans to permit small nonprofit organizations to participate in the Bay State's defined contribution plan...

May 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union Bank of California, N.A. is set to acquire the business portfolio of CNA Trust Company (CNAT).