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• Press Release: Managers underutilized in M&A integration

  By Other Sources  |  February 15, 2011

  Study finds employee-manager relationships are essential to success

• New IRS Rules Could Give Hybrid Pension Plans a Boost

  By Staff Writer  |  February 1, 2011

  Now that rules are clear, more companies may go for cash-balance plans.

• Reshaping Wellness Programs

  By Staff Writer  |  October 1, 2010

  Companies work harder to keep employees healthy.

• Heading Into Open Enrollment, Companies Adjust Health Plans

  By Staff Writer  |  September 2, 2010

  Changes cast doubt on grandfathered status for plans.

• Pay Pressures Play Both Ways

  By Anne Field  |  May 1, 2010

  Compensation for CFOs at big companies holds up better than expected, but the ups and downs generated by complex, countervailing trends are likely to continue in 2010.

• Under 26 Coverage?

  By Stephen Barlas  |  May 1, 2010

  Companies struggle with ambiguity as they figure out how to implement the healthcare reform law's first provisions.

• Reform Taxing for Companies with Retiree Drug Benefits

  By Staff Writer  |  April 1, 2010

  A new tax on companies that provide retiree drug coverage will translate for some into a charge to earnings

• Revising Target-Date Funds

  By Susan Kelly  |  April 1, 2010

  The popular 401(k) investments performed poorly during the market meltdown, drawing the attention of regulators.

• Mind the Income Stream

  By Susan Kelly  |  March 1, 2010

  The Obama Administration wants to encourage 401(k) participants to use annuities, but workers show little interest.

• Real Retiree Health Promise

  By Susan Kelly  |  February 1, 2010

  Coca-Cola is breaking new ground by using a captive insurance company and a trust to finance post-retirement health benefits.