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October 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an extremely significant development affecting the investment community, a badly divided US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered hedge fund managers...

October 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar Inc. has announced that John Rekenthaler has been named as vice president of new product development for the company's global operations.

October 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Humana has launched SmartExpress, a family of health insurance plans designed for businesses with 2 to 299 employees.

October 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal has selected the eMoney AdvisorPlatform as its financial planning and client management system, the two companies announced.

October 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees won't truly be regarded as a corporate asset alongside other assets until their value can be precisely measured with the same confidence,...

October 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that a man whose toe was amputated due to diabetic complications cannot receive benefits from his company's Employee...

October 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - NASD has announced that it has fined Citigroup Global Markets $250,000 for distributing inappropriate sales literature regarding its hedge fund sales through its...

October 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US House of Representatives has approved a committee's compromise language on the American Jobs Creation Act tax bill, and the bill will...

October 25, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HighMark Funds has unveiled three asset allocation funds: the Income Plus Allocation Fund, the Growth and Income Allocation Fund, and the Capital Growth...

October 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a woman who charged her employer didn't properly inform her of her continuing health care...

October 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Massachusetts federal judge has ordered an employer to offer a fired employee the chance to choose continuing health care coverage and awarded...

October 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) has launched a mutual fund to take positions in global initial public offerings (IPO).

October 22, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new lawsuit has alleged that more than 1,200 former Spartan International employees lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement savings and...

October 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Spending on health care for obese American represented more than a quarter (27%) of all health spending between 1987 and 2001, a new...

October 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hewitt Associates has released the latest revisions of health maintenance organization (HMO) rate increases for 2005.

October 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has tapped a former Putnam Investment executive as its new head of marketing and product development for Fidelity's defined benefit business.

October 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of mutual fund holders are adopting a 'buy-and-hold' strategy, with 60% of shareholders making no transactions in their mutual funds in...

October 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The pace of US mass layoffs eased a bit in September, both in terms of the number of layoffs and the workers affected...

October 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Retirement Services is now offering clients, participants and sales force members a new tool to create multimedia presentations just like the pros...

October 21, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After a ten-month closing, the Vanguard Global Equity Fund has reopened to new investors, with the adoption of a multi-manager structure for the...