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December 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty-eight percent of surveyed workers believe their companies will cut benefits in 2012. 
 

December 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Goldman Sachs’ co-head of asset management, Edward C. Forst, has announced his plans for retirement. 
 

December 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The November CBIZ Small Business Employment Index (SBEI) increased by .35% in November. 
 

December 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) faces a long-term shortfall $5.68 billion, reports the Des Moines Register. 
 

December 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eighty-two percent of small business owners believe that employees should have a pension benefit for life. 
 

December 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A dozen nurses in New Jersey have filed a lawsuit in federal court charging their employer with religious discrimination following a policy change...

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aetna reports half of insured adults are confused about choosing a health insurance plan.  

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal in a case...

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a phone forum on its correction programs, representatives from the Internal Revenue Service Employee Plans Examination Program discussed common retirement plan errors.

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) has released a policy solution paper, Creating a New Public Pension System, outlining alternatives to the current public...

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor has created a hotline for former employees of USProtect Corp.

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation, announced the SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term Treasury ETF (Symbol:...

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada has made changes to its group and retail offering in order to continue sharpening its strategic...

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Investment Division of the Maryland State Retirement Agency (SRA) has closed its 20-year-old Direct Equity Real Estate Program. 

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Diane L. Schueneman has been appointed independent director of Penson Worldwide, Inc. 
 

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California judge has rejected a request from prosecutors to declare that a former state pension board member orchestrated illegal investment deals and...

December 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) Inspector General released a report describing shortcomings in the way the agency valued assets in plans it...

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Michael Volo has joined Cammack LaRhette Consulting (CLC) as practice leader for its New England office.

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Hartford has introduced two fixed index annuities. 

November 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alternative Investment Group has appointed Joel Gantcher as managing director, head of manager research, and Samuel Sussman has joined as managing director, head...