Report Links Pension Obligations to Layoffs       October 30, 2009
News: Companies and business groups are telling lawmakers that the stepped-up pension funding is coming at the worst possible time--in the middle of a severe economic downturn.
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Pension Funding Relief Bill Makes Congressional ...       October 27, 2009
News: Rep. Earl Pomeroy urged House and Senate colleagues to pass a relief bill this year despite a legislative calendar dominated by health care. The House Education and Labor Committee approved its own measure but there is no bill in the Senate
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Companies Make Plea to Congress for Pension ...       October 1, 2009
News: The severe recession that hit last year could force companies to put money into their pension plans rather than business operations.
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Congress Eyes Compromise in 401(k) Independent ...       September 21, 2009
News: Dropping Bush administration plan will help define who exactly can provide advice to retirement plans.
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Labor Department Nixes Bush Rule to Let Brokers ...       September 16, 2009
News: The Department of Labor is killing a regulation issued in the last days of the Bush administration that would have allowed advisors affiliated with mutual funds, brokerage firms and other companies that sell investments to provide ...
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Obama Retirement Initiatives Draw Interest of ...       September 8, 2009
News: The most notable of these proposals would enable workers to convert unused vacation time or overtime into cash in their retirement accounts.
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Retirement Income Solutions: The Next Big Thing?       July 16, 2009
Feature: Insurers and investment managers are touting their retirement income wares, but plan sponsors should think carefully before they add these products to their plans. (7/16/2009)
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Pension Plan Execs Look to Reduce Expenses       July 14, 2009
Feature: Faced with high fees from hedge funds, poor returns from traditional active managers and sharp declines in their defined-benefit plans' funded status, corporate executives are looking to squeeze fees, adopt passive strategies and close ...
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Two Ways to Legislate: Slogging Along Improves ...       July 7, 2009
Feature: Two bills making their way through Congress illustrate starkly different ways that important employment-related legislation is being created by lawmakers. (7/7/2009)
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