Compliance | October 14th, 2008 Portman Says Obama Plan "Just the Wrong Thing." October 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A co-architect of some of the most significant pension legislation of the past decade has...
Compliance | October 13th, 2008 Obama Wants Looser 401(k) Distribution Rules October 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) used an Ohio speech to call for...
Benefits | October 9th, 2008 Providing Guaranteed Income a Priority for Americans October 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A special edition of the Transamerica Retirement Survey reveals that Americans want the next President...
Compliance | October 6th, 2008 DoL Issues Final Rules on Missing Bene's and Other PPA Provisions October 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has announced final rules under the Pension Protection Act...
Compliance | October 6th, 2008 Congressional Measure Reforms Alaska, Hawaii Federal Worker Retirement October 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill approved by the U.S. Senate would reform the way retirement benefits for federal...
Compliance | September 30th, 2008 Corzine Signs Garden State Pension Reform Bill September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension reform legislation signed into law by New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine that calls...
Benefits | August 4th, 2008 Actuaries Call for Increase in Social Security Retirement Age August 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Academy of Actuaries has issued a policy statement urging policymakers to address Social...
Compliance | July 16th, 2008 Senators Unveil 401(k) Debit Card Ban July 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two U.S. Senators have announced a legislative proposal to ban debit cards linked to 401(k)...
Compliance | July 9th, 2008 U.S. House Passes PPA Technical Corrections Bill July 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House has passed legislation that clarifies lawmakers' intention that corporate pension plans can...
Benefits | July 3rd, 2008 NAGDCA Announces National Save for Retirement Week July 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - National Save for Retirement Week in 2008 will likely be October 19 - 25.
Compliance | July 1st, 2008 Bill to Protect Senior Investors Introduced July 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) and Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee...
Benefits | June 27th, 2008 Social Security Changes Promote Delayed Retirements June 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New research suggests that changes in Social Security rules between 1992 and 2004 increased the...
Benefits | June 24th, 2008 NJ Assembly Passes Pension Reform in Late-Night Vote June 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A controversial New Jersey pension reform bill was approved late Monday by the state Assembly...
Compliance | June 23rd, 2008 NJ Lawmakers Hammer out Pension Reform Measure June 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite dissatisfaction among unions representing New Jersey state employees, lawmakers hammered out a compromise bill...
Compliance | June 17th, 2008 Bush Signs Bill Protecting Survivor Benefits of Military Members June 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legislation to protect the survivor benefits of service members killed in action was signed into...
Compliance | June 4th, 2008 Pension Reform in NH Finally Agreed Upon June 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New Hampshire House and Senate negotiators finally reached an agreement on pension reform on Tuesday.
Compliance | May 21st, 2008 Lawmakers Propose Sweeping TSP Changes May 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -A new proposal would allow the federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to institute wide-ranging changes including...
Compliance | May 8th, 2008 CT State 401(k) Plan Proposal Dies as Session Ends May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill allowing the state of Connecticut to sponsor a 401(k) plan for small businesses...
Compliance | May 5th, 2008 PA House Panel OKs Public Benefits Hike May 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pennsylvania state House committee has approved a measure increasing pension benefits for 250,000 state...
Compliance | April 25th, 2008 Bill to Create State DC Plan Passes CT Senate April 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill backed by a powerful Connecticut state lawmaker that would create a state-sponsored defined...