http://www.hewittassociates.com/Hewitt Associates - Articles & Reports60http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=6894http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=6894Last updated March 19, 2010 After a year of debate in Congress and decades in the making, health care reform is coming to a head this weekend, when the House is expected to vote Sunday on the Senate-passed bill and changes to the Senate bill embodied in a separate budget reconciliation bill. Read H ...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8248http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8248As the global economic environment continues to change, practices for managing pension plans continue to evolve as well. As recent Hewitt research suggests, plan sponsors are making changes to their risk management practices, investment mix, and overall plan management. In the section that follows, ...Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8233http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8233We've asked Rob Cinco, HRO Executive for Hewitt's HRO Point Solutions practice, to answer your questions about commuter benefits spending accounts. If you'd like to ask a question about this topic or any other HR challenges, e-mail us and we'll share responses to selected questions on a regular basi ...Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8234http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8234Original Webcast Date: March 2, 2010 Hear from Chris Jones, Chief Investment Officer at Financial Engines, and Pam Hess, Director of Retirement Research for Hewitt. They share results from a new research study on the topic of professional investment advice. We also examine whether participants usin ...Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8235http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8235Original Webcast Date: February 23, 2010 As you well know, health and welfare benefits are becoming increasingly complex for you and for your employees. Most employees are confused about what benefits they're entitled to and what those benefits do and don't cover. This confusion is on top of the ov ...Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8250http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8250Original Webcast Date: February 24, 2010 Hosted by Pensions & Investments online magazine In this Web seminar reply, Hewitt risk management experts Joe McDonald and Ari Jacobs join experts from Mesirow Advanced Strategies and NISA Investment Advisors to review several of the strategies progressive ...Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8251http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8251Original Webcast Date: February 17, 2010 Hosted by Human Capital Institute (HCI) In this economic environment, HR leaders and senior management know that having the right leaders in place and in the pipeline is vital for success. What kinds of leaders their customers expect, and how well their lea ...Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8114http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8114Hewitt's Hot Topics in Retirement 2010 survey findings are now available. More than 160 mid- to large-size employers were asked about the actions they plan to take during 2010 with respect to the design, management, and delivery of their retirement programs. Included were questions focusing on defin ...Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=7887http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=78872010 Guide to Social Security, Medicare, and IRS Limits This Hewitt guide outlines the annual and monthly limits for Social Security and Medicare, as well as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits for retirement plans and health savings accounts. See the PDF file linked to below, entitled "2010 ...Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=6354http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=6354Hewitt Edge is our e-mail newsletter digest of Hewitt's best global thinking on the talent, benefit, and related financial issues you manage. From leadership to investment, compensation to health, or outsourcing to HR effectiveness, choose the topics you're most interested in and receive only the co ...Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8048http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8048The "great recession" of 2008-2009 has resulted in unprecedented cost-cutting actions for most organizations — especially cuts related to compensation. To help companies best align pay and performance so employers and employees benefit, this article explores the traditional way companies have paid ...Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8049http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8049Original Webcast Date: January 20, 2010 Commuter benefits are increasingly being adopted by companies. In fact, according to one source, 65% of large employers now offer this benefit, up from 28% in 2006. And there are several good reasons why savvy employers are including commuter among their core ...Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8043http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=8043The topic of professional investment help has gained momentum in recent years amid the recent volatile markets and the importance of 401(k) plans in participants meeting their retirement goals. In the recent report, Help in Defined Contribution Plans: Is It Working and for Whom?, Hewitt Associates a ...Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=3957http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=3957Last updated January 21, 2010 H1N1 (Swine Flu) Update On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its pandemic alert to phase 6 — pandemic influenza — due to the worldwide spread of the H1N1 virus. WHO indicates the virus is spreading easily from person to person and country to co ...Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=4336http://www.hewittassociates.com/Intl/NA/en-US/KnowledgeCenter/ArticlesReports/ArticleDetail.aspx?cid=4336 Choose a location/language:   Argentina (Spanish)     Latin America (Spanish) Austria (German) Mexico (Spanish) Canada (French) Puerto Rico (Spanish) China (Chinese) Switzerland (French) Germany (German) Switzerland (German) Hungary (Hungarian)   On behalf of Hew ...Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT