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In response to the recession, employers are considering changes to their retirement plan strategies, according to a new Mercer survey, "Leading Through Unprecedented Times."

Listen in as Stacey D. Stewart, chief diversity officer and senior officer of community and charitable giving at Fannie Mae, talks about her company's recent recognition as one of Working Mother's 2008 best companies for working moms.

Keep up pushing employees toward generics.

This past Thanksgiving, it seems DB plan sponsors were just thankful to get through November. New analysis from Mercer shows that pension plans sponsored by the largest U.S. companies suffered their second consecutive month of record losses, with their funded status falling by more than $130 billion in...

Stress needs to be dealt with... the employees who are fortunate enough to have an EAP should use them!

On Jan. 1, Alberta, Canada will eliminate its annual premiums for individuals and families for all of 2009. Employers who have paid their employees´ premiums can reinvest the savings in other employee benefits or compensation programs, or they can choose to hold on to the savings. The move is being...

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Survey results from the Employee Assistance Society of North America show an 88.2% increase in calls to EAPs for financial services. In addition, requests for help coping with stress were up 82.4%, and calls for legal services were up 41.2%.

Fidelity and American Express have teamed up to create a rewards credit card that allows customers to transfer purchase rewards to their IRAs, reports EBN sister publication Money Management Executive. The card allows investors to earn two cents for each dollar spent on retail purchases and roll these...

Keep an eye on your retirement plan fees.