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September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that even when there is no obvious financial conflict of interest, a "moderately heightened"...

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has awarded participants in an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) $7.75 million in damages after finding that the plan's trustee...

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite an embarrassing loss in the House in their attempt to block an amendment that would bar the Department of Labor (DoL) from...

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Center for Policy Alternatives (NCPA) and the Brookings Institute will today present a reform plan for retirement savings accounts today on...

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report is estimating that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will run out of funds by 2020 if current financial conditions...

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey by the Society for Human Resource Management and BNA, Inc., reports that there is a high correlation between executives who...

September 15, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation says it will guarantee the basic pension benefits of airline workers from US Airways and United Air Lines...

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have sued a Green Bay, Wisconsin trucking firm over allegations it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act in firing an employee...

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recently released survey by Right Management Consultants, only 4 in 10 executives and managers are considered excellent leaders.

September 14, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A retirement systems provider claims a Monte Carlo analysis isn't the best way to help participants understand investment risk.

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is asking for comment on a proposed plan to establish a system of staggered remedial amendment cycles for...

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cigna Healthcare, through its online 'control panel', has launched new eligibility and enrollment capabilities in order to aid employee benefit plan administrators manage...

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunGard Employee Benefit Systems has released an online interface that will act as a front end to SunGard's various applications for retirement services.

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those looking to invest in a 529 college savings plan now have a new reference tool, courtesy of the financial services regulator NASD.

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Retirement has launched a series of conferences for retirement plan financial advisors.

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo Institutional Trust Services and the Southwest Life & Health Insurance Company, through its FIRSTCARE Preferred product, are teaming up to offer...

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent retirees may be getting house calls from American Express Retirement Services if their former employers are using the company's distribution education service.

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tufts Health Plan, in partnership with three Massachusetts intermediaries, has unveiled a health savings account (HSA) for businesses with fewer then 10 employees.

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While predicting an extraordinarily bright future in the hedge fund space, a new study claims domestic hedge fund demand is likely to explode...

September 13, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawyers representing nearly 2,400 current and former IPALCO employees are asking that the power company workers be compensated for million of dollars in...