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The Principal Financial Group Principal Financial Group Inc. said Friday it was suspending several employee benefits, including tuition reimbursement, anniversary gifts and employee recognition programs, as part of...

Like many, perhaps most, Americans I have viewed the unraveling “Bonusgate″ scandal with a mixture of disgust and incredulity.

Like many, perhaps most, Americans, I have viewed the unraveling “Bonusgate″ scandal with a mixture of disgust and incredulity.

To cope with effects from the economy, Xerox said it is taking steps that will save it as much as $300 million this year, according to MarketWatch.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has delayed the effective date of its final rules about providing retirement plan participant investment advice.

A suit filed by a plan that suffered investment losses in a Ponzi scheme was filed a month too late.

A survey by Nielsen found that only 28% of respondents were confident of the company that manages their investment or retirement accounts.

Contributions to 401(k) plans went up nearly 1% since 1988, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

Great-West Retirement Services launched an interactive Web site geared specifically toward participants nearing or in retirement.

Newkirk unveiled enrollment communication called AutoBook, which is designed for qualified automatic contribution arrangement (QACA) and eligible automatic contribution arrangement (EACA) plans.

Shares of Vanguard's new international small-cap index fund , Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund, are now available for purchase.

In response to adviser demand, iSectors said it added 16 allocation models to its suite of exchange-traded fund (ETF) models.

Thomson Reuters teamed up with ByAllAccounts Inc. to offer account data to advisers.

Fidelity Investments research shows that the largest percentage of individual investors surveyed (32%) feel that their adviser or broker helped minimize investment loss during the past six months.

While still shying away from equities, investors are at their most optimistic about the global economy since December 2005, according to the latest Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund...

As March Madness officially gets underway tonight, odds are (no pun intended) you’ve had an opportunity (or two) to weigh in on the NCAA tournament.

Recordkeeper ExpertPlan has unveiled its PlanRecordkeeper+, which the company said allows third-party administrators (TPAs) to maintain daily recordkeeping services while working with ExpertPlan.

The head of the American International Group (AIG) said he has asked some bonus recipients to give at least half of the money back.

Total U.S. retirement market assets, including both defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) plans, tumbled 24% to $7.86 trillion in 2008, down from $10.3 trillion the prior...

AMCORE Financial is eliminating its cash contribution to retirement plans of all employees, but continuing to match 401(k) contributions up to a maximum 4%.