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September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's (DoL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have...

September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased by 0.3%, or $24.4 billion, in August.

September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) plan sponsors interested in beefing up their participation rate should seriously consider automatically enrolling employees, a new study asserted.

September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kmart has instituted more extensive matching contributions to its 401(k) plan in a move to increase employee morale and reward loyalty after the...

September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) plan sponsors interested in beefing up their participation rate should seriously consider automatically enrolling employees, a new study asserted.

September 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants calling in to the help line of a San Francisco-based financial education company during the second quarter of 2004 were more focused...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Voluntary turnover is on the rise, according to a report by Compensation Resources, Inc., (CRI).

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exposure to fixed income and mutual funds in self-direct brokerage accounts (SDBA) remained static in the second quarter of 2004, the first such...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) has obtained a consent judgment that would require three former trustees of a health and pension plan to...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A lawsuit has been brought against Aquila Inc., contending that the company breached its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Vanguard Group is scheduled to launch exchange traded class of shares for four sector index funds on Wednesday.

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - myStockOptions.com has unveiled online calculators and portfolio trackers for employees whose compensation includes restricted stock and restricted stock units (RSUs).

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard Insurance Company has launched a new fee-based service allowing plan sponsors to designate The Standard as the Manager of the Approval Process...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SIMPLE IRA market is again increasing in size, with a 5% rise in the number of plans seen in the first half...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Delta Air Lines on Tuesday announced a sweeping series of cost-cutting moves that includes a 10% pay cut for executives and others and...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plan sponsors would do well to focus on issues other than the choice of individual funds to have the most direct...

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Hampshire residents can now get prescription drug pricing information for both US and Canadian pharmacies from the state's official Web site.

September 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans' bill for their share of workplace health coverage skyrocketed by 35.9% between 2000 and 2004 - dramatically outpacing their earnings growth during...

September 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fee-based advisors can put together a basket of individual stocks and other securities on Standard & Poor's platform without incurring a separate investment...

September 27, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wachovia Corporation has agreed to a $5.5 million settlement with the government in connection with charges that a recently acquired bank discriminated against...