Benefits | July 28th, 2009 Study Finds Gender Gap in Belt-Tightening Moves July 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Apparently "Venus" is tightening her belt more than "Mars"
Benefits | July 28th, 2009 Majority of Sponsors Don't Know What SPDs Cost Them July 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighty-five percent of human resources managers surveyed by HighRoads, a provider of summary plan descriptions,...
Benefits | July 21st, 2009 Parents Feel Inadequate about Teaching Children Finances July 21, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey suggests parents want to impart sound financial values to their children, but...
Products | July 16th, 2009 First Mercantile Offers Participant Education July 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - First Mercantile, a collective investment trust (CIT) recordkeeper, and a member of MassMutual Financial Group,...
Benefits | July 14th, 2009 Auto Enrollment Working as Intended July 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new analysis from Fidelity Investments indicates that auto enrollment in 401(k) plans is proving...
Investing | July 14th, 2009 June Continued 401(k) Bond to Stock Cash Flow July 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 401(k) participants continued their search for higher returns in June by moving almost $270 million...
Products | July 13th, 2009 Insurance Provider Launches 'Worth for Women' Calculator July 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company has unveiled an online calculator designed to help women...
Compliance | July 10th, 2009 Treasury Proposes Legislation to Strengthen SEC Authority July 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Treasury has delivered to Congress proposed legislation to strengthen the Securities...
Benefits | July 7th, 2009 African-Americans, Hispanics Further Behind on Retirement Savings July 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research from Ariel Investments and Hewitt Associates finds that regardless of age or income,...
Compliance | June 24th, 2009 Miller 401(k) Fee Disclosure-Advice Bill Heads for House Floor June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A closely-watched U.S. House bill mandating comprehensive 401(k) fee disclosures and dealing with plans providing...
Benefits | June 24th, 2009 Mercer Updates Web Site with New Content June 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer announced a Web site redesign, which it said includes a variety of information on...
Products | June 23rd, 2009 Firms Jointly Launch New Roth Site June 23, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions of Brainerd, Minnesota, and Archimedes Systems, of Waltham, Massachusetts, have jointly...
Benefits | June 22nd, 2009 401(k) Still Rates High in Employers' Minds June 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent research by CFO Research Services in conjunction with Charles Schwab finds that finance and...
Compliance | June 19th, 2009 Motorola Protected by 404(c) in Company Stock Suit June 19, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that Motorola Inc....
Compliance | June 17th, 2009 ABC Suggests Improvements to Fee, Advice Bills June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Pensions and Labor has approved The 401(k) Fair Disclosure...
Products | June 17th, 2009 ThriveOn Launches Workplace Financial Education Service June 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ThriveOn, Inc. has unveiled its Benefits and Open Enrollment Learning Center, designed to help employers...
Products | June 9th, 2009 Diversified Changes Participant Report June 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc. has introduced a new version of its OnTrack report.
Benefits | June 8th, 2009 Participants Stay Put Despite Market Declines June 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the volatility of the stock market in the first quarter of 2009, most plan...
Benefits | June 5th, 2009 African Americans in D.C. Fall Short on Financial Planning June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - African Americans in Washington, D.C., are twice as optimistic as the general U.S. population that...
Administration | June 5th, 2009 Are Participants Overconfident About Their Investments? June 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most participants are pretty confident about their investment diversification - but a new survey suggests...