Interest in Annuities Is Growing, Pension Fund Sues NYSE Euronext, SURVEY SAYS RERUN: Best and Worst Holiday Gifts
What to Look for in a TRO Provider, Securities Lending Disclosure, The Fiscal Cliff and Retirement Savings Policy
Insights from Industry Professionals
2012 Year in Review
Participant Disclosure Receives Little Attention, Using Behavioral Economics to Educate Participants, SURVEY SAYS: 2013 New Year’s Resolutions
Workers Value Tax Advantages of Health Benefits, How to Spot Hidden Provider Costs, Aging Does Not Impair Financial Decision-Making
Improving Retirement Savings for Executives, The Principal Announces New TPA Website, In 2012, the World Was All A”Twitter”
Retirement Savings Focus Needed in the U.S., Low Interest Rates Put Premium on Guaranteed Income, 2013 Compliance Calendar
DB Sponsors Planning Fewer Changes, BofA Enhances Site for Participants, Ameriprise 401(k) Fund Selection Case Moves Forward
Mandatory Retirement Plans Help Higher Ed. Employees, Preparing for a Pension Risk Transfer, SURVEY SAYS: Favorite Holiday Movie
Making the In-Plan Guaranteed Income Decision, Insights from Boomers Prepared for Retirement, Stock Market Perceptions Sabotage Retirement Savings
Paring Down Providers: A 403(b) Sponsor’s Experience, Millennials Motivated But Not Educated, Co-Workers Can Give the Strangest Gifts
Employers Oppose Change to Retirement Savings Taxation, Fidelity Lowers Investment Minimums and Costs, Employers’ Holiday Spirits Up This Year
Plan Sponsors Know What to Do, But…, Pension Funding Equation Is Not So Simple, Verizon, Prudential Complete Partial Pension Buyout
Retirement Savings Threats Differ by Generation, 8 Things DC Sponsors Should Consider for 2013, Court Approves Verizon Pension Buyout
Boomers with Pensions Still Face Uncertainty, Higher Ed. Plan Sponsors Looking to Simplify, Retirement Readiness: Designing an Impactful Program
Americans Feel Retirement Savings Peer Pressure, Recordkeeping Costs Driving Lower DC Plan Fees, Nearly Half Considering Financial Resolutions
PPACA Plan Amendment Checklist, 403(b)s Report Little Impact from Fee Disclosure, MetLife Expands Financial Education Program
Americans Rethinking Retirement Funding, DC Accounts Recovered from Recession, Be Careful Not to “Float” into an ERISA Violation
Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Verizon Pension Buyout, Study Shows Little Effect of Tax Incentives on Saving, SURVEY SAYS: Retirement Information Medium Preference
Most Women Lack Retirement Savings Goal, Council Urges Legislative Action to Save DBs, Liability Driven Investing Is Progressing
How Plan Sponsors Select Advisers, Providing a Fair Rate of Return for Savers, Drought Increases True Love’s Christmas Cost
Income Replacement Figures a Help to Participants, Retirement Plan Participation Rates Stalled, Miscalculations No Cause to Extend Statute of Limitations
ASPPA Launches ‘Save My 401(k)’ Campaign, Considerations for Transferring Pension Risk, SEC Chairman Shapiro to Step Down
Beneficiary Designation Should Not Be an Afterthought, The Impact of Fees on Participant Outcomes, DOL Provides Post-Hurricane Compliance Relief
Ascensus to Acquire ExpertPlan, 4% Spending Rule Still Feasible, Employers More Lenient About Shopping at Work
Adults Prefer Retirement Information on Paper, Many Not Preparing Well for Retirement, Groups Reject PBGC’s Call to Set Premiums
To Auto-Enroll or Not to Auto-Enroll, The Fight for Retirement Plan Tax Advantages, IRS Allows for Hurricane Hardships
DC Participants Maintain Status Quo, LDI Strategies Grow in Complexity, Disasters and Hardship Withdrawal Requests
Employers Balance Costs with Effective Benefits, Effective Oversight of RFP Groups, TDFs Not Well-Understood
Investor Caution Threatens Retirement Savings, Settlement Resolves DOL’s Madoff Suit, Long Thanksgiving Weekend Remains Employer Tradition
Social Security Not Counted Out Yet, DOL’s Davis Joins Prudential, Plan Sponsors Must Prioritize Market Risks
What the Election Means for Sponsors, What the Election Means for Investors, SURVEY SAYS: High School Experience Effect on Career
Fidelity Average 401(k) Balance Reaches Highest Level, IRS Finalizes Relief for Bankrupt DB Sponsors, Elimination of DC to DB Transfer Permitted
Retirement Distributions and Lifetime Income, New Health Benefit Solution Available, Alternatives Can Help Manage Volatility
Plan Design Decisions for Tax-Exempt Employers, Retiremap Plan Education Tool Launched, High School Popularity Linked to Financial Success
Issues Regarding the Selection of Service Providers, Is SMM Requires After 403(b) Vendor Consolidation?, Assets Owed for ERISA Violations Cannot Be Discharged
The Impact of PPACA on Retirement Plans, DOL Investigations of Service Providers, Workers Avoid Sharing Politics at Work
Middle-Income Workers’ Retirement Savings Lacking, Paper
Addresses LDI Misconceptions, Detroit Police Fund Sues Investment Adviser
Barry’s Pickings: The Next Four Years, Saxon Angle: Retirement Savings Reform, Gotbaum Urges More Flexibility for Retirement Plans
Talks About Retirement Health Care Costs Crucial, Participants Have Inaccurate View of TDFs, Ethics for Retirement Plan Professionals
Are Open MEPs Still Worth It?, Considerations for Settling Pension Obligations, SURVEY SAYS: National Save for Retirement Week Efforts
More Americans Worry About Affording Retirement, Americans Need Individualized Financial Advice, Using “Storytelling” to Communicate – Part II
Projected Savings Needed for Retiree Health Care Lower, Paper Offers Best Practices for RK Search, How to Evaluate Adviser Compensation Under 408(b)(2)
Middle Class Agrees They Are Responsible for Funding Retirement, DC Plans Could Use Some DB Plan Strategies, Judge Moves Forward Fannie Mae Stock Drop Suit
DC Plan Focus Is Evolving, T. Rowe Price Offers Plan Sponsor Fiduciary Training, Court Finds Baltimore County Pension Plan Discriminatory
Verizon Pension Buyout Benefits Business, Retirees, Avoiding Audits Following Fee Disclosure, SURVEY SAYS: Favorite Scary Movie
Retirement Plan Deferral Limit Increases for 2013, Verizon Signs Partial Pension Buyout Deal, Attorneys Ask for Service Provider 408(b)(2) Remedy
Retirement Picture Rosier for Health Care Workers, Russell Redesigned TDFs, Risks Threatening DC Plan Success
RMDs a Viable Draw Down Strategy, TDFs Praised by Different Types of Participant Investors, GSAM Offers Alternatives in One Fund
Many Workers Passive During Benefits Enrollment, U.S. Advances to 9th in Global Pension Ranking, Getting New Investment Committee Members Up to Speed
Room for Improvement in Higher Ed Retirement Plans, Fred Reish Discusse More Potential Areas of Litigation, SURVEY SAYS: Halloween Plans
DC Plans Evolving in the Public Sector,. Quaker Asset Manager Divests from Major Companies, ERISA Advisory Council to Hold Open Meeting
Sponsors and Participants Putting More into Retirement Plans, Political Party Drives Retirement Savings Approach, ASPPA Creates ESOP Administration Certificate
DB Sponsors Should Review LDI Strategies, Financial Worry Greater for Boomer Women Than Men, The Principal Offers LDI Separate Accounts
Financial Benefits Play Important Role for Employees, Castle Rock Launches Fee Disclosure Service, PLANSPONSOR Talks With Putnam Leaders
HSA Savers Are Better 401(k) Savers, Many Boomers to Stay Put Upon Retirement, SURVEY SAYS: Views About Harkin’s Proposal
Fewer Fortune 100’s Offering DBs, Employers Not Confident in Employee Retirement Readiness, GAO Explores Use of MEPs
Record Low Health Cost Increases Recorded in 2012, List of Firms Offering Pension Lump Sums Continues to Grow, Plan May Pay Lower Benefit in Best Interest of Other Participants
401(k) Participants Seek Retirement Readiness Help, Aging Boomers Not Keeping Jobs From Younger People, DOL Says Overvaluing Stock Led to ESOP Losses
Families of All Types Have Retirement Savings Concerns, ETFs Could Really Take Off, Collective Trusts: The TDF Alternative
Russell White Paper Explains Pension Risk Transfer, Understanding Stable Value Funds, SURVEY SAYS: Will DBs Make a Comeback?
Stock Plan Participants Earmarking Assets for Retirement, Study Links Savings Goals and Retirement Plan Access, Tail-Risk Management Integral to Investment Plan
Research Cautions Against Retiring During Good Economy, Consultant Launches Cash Balance Navigator App, Top-Performing Pensions, Endowments and Foundations
Higher Starting Deferral Rate Improves Savings Success, Funding Stabilization May District Pensions from Risk, Which Industry’s Workers Need the Most Coffee
How to Improve Efficiency During Open Enrollment, Considerations for Re-enrolling Participants in QDIAs, Institutional Investors Say Alternatives Are Essential
ABCs of Creating an Employee Education Plan, Northern Trust Offers Benefit Payments Data, Lack of Records Shifts Burden of Proof to Plan Sponsor
Employers Need Incentives to Offer Retirement Plans, Where Health Meets Wealth in Retirement Planning, EBSA Offers Fee Disclosure Resource for Participants
Turn the Participant Experience on Its Head, Better Decisions Generate More Retirement Income, Personalizing ETFs Creates Better Outcomes
Will DBs Make a Comeback?, How to Make a Popular Plan a Successful Plan, Amending a Plan Not a Fiduciary Act
How Sponsors Can Address Retirement Risk, Retirement Income: Believable Solutions for Participants, Study Finds Decrease in DC Plan Fees
PANC 2012: Next Generation of Target-Date Funds, EBRI App Simplifies Retirement Savings Issues, Agencies to Hold MAP-21 Phone Forum
SEI Poll Finds Majority of Pensions Frozen, Web-Based Fiduciary Educator Launched, PANC 2012: What’s Happening at the DOL?
More Participants Choose Professionally Managed Investments, Eight Times Ending Salary the New Savings Goal, The Target-Date Conundrum
Post Supreme Court ACA Checklist Part II, Transamerica and Diversified to Be Combined Under One Name, PANC 2012: The Politics of Retirement
Employer Health Care Costs to Increase, Kiplinger Releases Tool for Boomers, Milliman 100 Funded Ratio Improves in August
DC Plan Balances Take a Q2 Dip, Sponsors Need Help Following Fee Disclosure Deadline, SURVEY SAYS: Male Professionals’ Facial Hair
Communication Key to Improving Retirement Readiness, Education Available for 401(k) Day, BPAS Offers Plan Loan Continuation Feature
MassMutual: No Plans to Break What Works, Successful Savers Share Their Secrets, More Employer Guidance for Health Care Reform Issued
SECOND OPINIONS: ACA Checklist, Advisers and Annuities Boost Retirement Confidence, MassMutual Claims The Hartford’s Retirement Business
Fee Disclosures Should Not Lead to Rash Decisions, Introducing a New PLANSPONSOR Europe, SURVEY SAYS: Reaction to Fee Disclosures
Working to Age 70 Still Not Enough for Many, SEC Issues Financial Literacy Study, Was DB Funding Relief Appropriate?
Executives Need Help Filling Retirement Income Gap, Through-Retirement DC Investment Options Uncommon, Unfunded Pension Liabilities Most of States’ Debt
Benefits of Asset Retention for DC Plans and Participants, Survey Suggests No Expected Uproar About Fee Disclosures, Weighing Pros and Cons of De-Risking Strategies
Health Care Ruling Affecting Health Benefit Strategies, Retirement Plan Training Available for Plan Sponsors, 2012 Another Challenging Year for U.S. Pensions
Sponsors Adding Features to Boost Participation, Savings, What Litigation Might Be Coming to 401(k) Plan Sponsors?, SURVEY SAYS: Cutting Expenses
TDFs Reduce Risk for Retirement Plan Participants, Vote for Money Market Fund Reform Called Off, USI Advisors Settles DOL Suit over Fees
University of Virginia Fights Surcharge for DC Plans, Best Managers You Never Heard of: 2012, Employer May Withdraw from Multi-Employer Plan in Critical Status
Principal 10 Best Companies Focus on Wellness, Fidelity Launches Retirement Planning Solution, One-Quarter of Entering Freshmen Have Hearing Loss
Fee Disclosures Stir the Pot. Who Will Get Cooked?, Survey Identifies Improvement Opportunities for TPAs, Stepchildren Not “Children” for Purposes of Death Benefit
Engaging Gen Y in Retirement Saving, Model Portfolio Guidance Should Not Be Ignored, SURVEY SAYS: School Memories
Employers Say Employee Financial Literacy Is Important, Automation Could Help Control Health Care Costs, 403(b) Must-Reads
Many Participants Do Not Understand Fees, Employers Want to Improve Benefits Communications, Wells Fargo Enhances Plan Benchmarks
Some Participants Use Simple Math to Allocate Investments, Firm Offers Checklist for Participant Fee Disclosure, Not in the Elevator, Please
DC Sponsors Should Focus More on Deferral Rates, Providers Suggest Ways to Improve Social Security Education, MEPP Liabilities a Concern for Contributing Employers
Relationship Management Key to Recordkeeper Success, Cerulli Predicts More Use of Custom TDFs by Large 401(k)s, SURVEY SAYS: Cursing at Work
Employees Asking More Retirement Questions, State Pension Assets Rose Nearly $325B in 2011, Successor Employer Bound to Retiree Benefits by CBAs
Employers of Part-Timers Most Affected by ACA Costs, Baby Boomer Voters Driven by Retirement Concerns, Individuals Seek Guaranteed Income Outside Retirement Plans
DC Participants Saving Too Little, Russell Rolls Out Target-Duration LDI Funds, Proof That a Stressful Job Ages You
Participants Ready for Guaranteed Income Options, Legal Constraints Hurt Public Pensions’ Adaptability, Fee Disclosures a Valuable Benchmarking Tool
A Message from U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, Overestimate of Pension Benefit Not a Fiduciary Breach, SURVEY SAYS: Retirement Plan Service Provider Satisfaction
Gen Y Most Properly Allocated 401(k) Participants, Paper Explores Risk of Guaranteed Investment Products, Another Company Offers Lump-Sums to De-Risk Pension
Investors Suggest New Job As Retirement Strategy, Consider PBGC Premiums Before Reducing DB Contributions, Funded Ratio Not a Sufficient Measure of DB Financial Help
Loyalty to Retirement Service Providers Grows, Five Moves Plan Sponsors Should Make in 2012 – Part II, Employers Look Down on Potty Mouths
Five Moves Plan Sponsors Should Make in 2012, Callan Introduces Interactive Target-Date Index, DOL Issues Clarification for Participant Fee Disclosure Guidance
No Advantage for Employers in Dropping Health Care Coverage, Harkin Retirement System Proposal Gets Mixed Reviews, SURVEY SAYS: How Is Your Commute?
DB Income Reduces Poverty Risk in Older Americans, Public Sector Employees Uncertain About Retirement Income, DOL Sues CEO for Selling Inflated Shares to ESOP
Lifetime Income Key for Effective 401(k), Many Do Not Know How to Prepare for Retirement, Investors Should Move Back into Equities
Common Mistakes Plan Sponsors Should Avoid, When Avoiding Fiduciary Status Might Not Be an Option, Workers Report a Stressful Commute
Now Hear This… You Will All Stop Saving, Half of Those with a Financial Plan on Track to Meet Goals, Mercer Selects Millennium for Rollover Solution
Young Investors Have the Power of Compounding, PLANSPONSOR’s 2012 Transition Management Survey, Incorporating Risk Parity into DC Plans
How Much Is Enough, Anyway?, Making a Retirement Income Option Available to Plan Participants, S&P Ads “To” and “Through” to TDF Indices
Plan Sponsors Should Avoid Investment “Jargon”, DC Participants Want to Save More, Need Education and Help, Employer to Pay $500K for Failing to Monitor TPA
Retirement Income Options a Win-Win for Sponsors and Participants, Any Kind of Employment Improves Retirement Outlook, MetLife Releases Fiduciary Assessment Quiz
PPACA a Launching Point for Important Employee Discussions, Obesity — How Investors Can Tap the Growth, 4th Circuit Uses High Court Decision to Allow for Surcharge
Health Care Reform Could Prompt Earlier Retirement, A Reminder About 403(b) Information Sharing Agreements, SURVEY SAYS: Friday the 13th and Superstitions
Women Far Behind in Retirement Planning, State Decisions About Health Care Reform Could Impact Employers, Transfer to New QDIA Did Not Violate ERISA
Face-to-Face Meetings May Boost Retirement Savings, Retirees Caught Off-Guard by Health Care Expenses, Further Guidance Possible Regarding Brokerage Windows
Analysis Indicates Recession Stalled Retirement Savings, Ask the Experts – Vendor Failed to Provide Fee Disclosure, Narcissists Have More Facebook Friends
Paper Addresses How to Improve Retirement Plan Enrollment, Real Estate Number One Alternative Asset of Pension Funds, SEC Takes Another Step in Regulating OTC Derviatives
Preventing a Fee Backlash, Five Qualities of a Good Service Provider, Pension Relief Bill Presents Risks
Are DBs a Dead End?, Towers Watson Provides Roadmap for DC Investment Choices, Fastest Pension Buy-In Completed in the UK
Build a Better 401(k), Asset Managers Looking at New Investment Processes, Despite Funding Relief, DB Contributions May Stay Up
Recordkeepers Offer More Products and Services than Ever, Guardian Rolls Out Fee Disclosure Website, DB Sponsors Have Incentive to Keep Plans Well-Funded
Reaction to Health Care Ruling Differs by Sector, Lessons Learned from 403(b) Peers, Congress Passes Bill with Pension Funding Relief
Plan Sponsors Should Take Action Following PPACA Ruling, Supreme Court Ruling Just the Beginning, More DB Sponsors Looking for Fiduciary Investment Managers
More Fixed-Income Options Could Help Participants, Broadridge Offers Fee Disclosure Solution, What Is Revenue Sharing?
Employers Hoping for Repeal of Health Reform Law, More Participants Choosing Professionally Managed Investments, GASB Approves New Pension Accounting Standards
2012 PLANSPONSOR DC Survey Registration, Audio from 2012 PLANSPONSOR National Conference Available, Whitepaper Addresses Fiduciary’s Role in DB Plan Terminations
The Greying of the American Workforce, Why Current Plan Design Models Are Failures, DOL Speaks About Fiduciary Redefinition Proposal
Employers Need “Immediate” Guidance Following ACA Ruling, IRS Proposes Anti-Cutback Relief for DB Sponsors in Bankruptcy, Bosses Get Away While Workers Stay
Picking the Right Retirement Plan Adviser, Factors Affecting Adoption of Retirement Income Solutions, Online Tools Help Sponsors Benchmark Advisers
Plan Value Not About Fees Only, J.P. Morgan Announces Recordkeeping Solution, Pension Funding Stabilization Not a Long-Term Cure
Companies Not Confident in Understanding ACA Requirements, Most TDFs Employ a “Through” Glidepath, Public Pension Fund Not Eligible for Bankruptcy Protection
PSNC 2012: Fixing 403(b) Plan Mistakes, Nursing Home Stays Deplete Seniors’ Assets, SURVEY SAYS: Dad’s Wisdom
Use of NQDC Plans At All-Time High, ASPPA Suggests Improvements for Beneficiary Designations, ABC Urges No Mandate for Retirement Income Solutions
Majority of DB Participants Still Accruing Benefits, Court Finds ERISA Violation from Following Terms of ESOP, PSNC 2012: How Not to Get Sued
PSNC 2012: Retirement at the Tipping Point, Employees Making Progress Toward Retirement Readiness, Dad Gets a Raise for “Home” Work
Employers Adjusting for Additional Costs from PPACA, PSNC 2012: Liability-Driven Investing, IRS Lists Issues Found in Audited DB Plans
Beyond the 403(b) Quick Fix, Five Things to Know About Pension Risk Transfer, PSNC 2012: Washington Update
PSNC 2012: Defining Success, Asset Allocation Not Greatest Influence on Retirement Security, Certain Careers Worse on the Waistline than Others
Employers Say ACA Individual Mandate Will Be Overturned, One-in-Three to Delay Retirement, College Savings Plan Assets Increase
Strategic Communiation Can Help Participation Rates, Fee Disclosure Top of Mind for Plan Sponsors, IRS to Discuss 403(b) Written Plan Requirements
401(k) Plans Can Move to the “3.0” Level, Stable Value Funds Still Strong Investment, No Safe Harbor If 401(a) Match Tied to 403(b)
GM Transfers Some Pension Risk, Clarity Needed for IRS Partial Annuity Rules, SURVEY SAYS: What’s on Your Reading List for the Summer?
ASPPA Counters Retirement Plan Fee Analysis, PwC Predicts Historically Low Growth in Healthcare Spending, SPARK Releases New Version of 403(b) Census Best Practices
Retirement Plan Fees Consume 30% of Assets, DOL Says Open MEPs Not Single Employee Plans, IRS Issues Guidance on Applying FSA Limit
Executives Have Unique Retirement Planning Needs, Open MEPs Provide Fiduciary and Cost Benefits, SPARK Helps with Multi-Vendor 403(b) Disclosures
Buying an Annuity from Social Security “Best Deal in Town”, Companies Scout Ways to Enhance DC Plans, Concerns Linger About Fee Disclosure Guidance
More Workers Estimated to Be Retirement Ready, GAO Calls for More Sponsor Education About Fees, DOL Answer in Fee Disclosure Guidance “Surprising”
Employment-Based Health Coverage Rate Continues to Shrink, Sponsors of Active DB Plans Remain Committed, Arrow Introduces Institutional Share Class
403(b)s Show Culture of Continuous Improvement, J.P. Morgan Sued for Retirement Plan Losses, TDF Investors Need More Graphics and Data
Small Employer Health Insurance Tax Credit Not Enough, Mercer Asks Congress for Pension Funding Reforms, Employees Playing Hooky to Watch Sports
401(k) Participation Rate Higher with Auto Features, DOL Notes a Change to Recent Fee Disclosure Guidance, On What Retirement Issues Should Policymakers Focus?
Auto Escalation Proposed for Federal TSP, Americans Want Most to Protect Retirement Assets from Risk, Fiduciary Liability Continues After Company Close
Workers Changing Expectations of Retirement, Institutional Investors Find New Uses for ETFs, Hutcheson Faces More DOL Charges
Workers Need Better Sources for Retirement Planning Information, Principal Resource Evaluates Retirement Plan Fees, LPL Unveils Rollover Program
Mercer Launches Retirement Education Campaign, Fiduciary Evaluation Tool Launched, 11th Circuit Affirms Home Depot’s Stock Drop Suit Win
Fee Disclosure Guidance Provides 403(b)s Comfort, Report Calls for Higher Consistent DC Plan Contributions, PSCA President to Retire
Retirees Provide Insights for Retirement Planning Success, Fidelity Launches Global Equity Income Funds, Mothers Taking Less Maternity Leave
Nearly Half of Americans Not Saving for Retirement, Fidelity Releases Estimate of Medical Expense in Retirement, SEC Charges Pension Fiduciaries with Soliciting Gifts
Women Saving More, Borrowing Less from 401(k)s, TDF Glidepaths Change Little in 2011, ASPPA Comments on Lifetime Income Proposals
401(k) Participants Mostly Unengaged in Retirement Planning, Public Pensions Struggle to Make Required Contributions, EBSA Issues FAQs About Participant Fee Disclosures
403(b)s Learn the Language of Recordkeeping, Real Assets Can Help Participants Achieve Goals, SURVEY SAYS: Are you ready for fee disclosure rules?
ERIC President Retiring, Managed Accounts Address Older Participants’ Concerns, Groups Comment on Proposal Encouraging Partial Annuities
401(k) Participants Exit Fixed Income in March, Employer Cannot Use ERISA to Stop Deferred Comp Benefits, Covering Non-Profits Changes State Governmental Plan Status
Questions Answered About Summary of Benefits and Coverage, Good Health Leads to Retirement Savings Adequacy, Groups Ask for Grace Period for Fee Disclosure
Obstacles Remain for Retirement Income Solutions, Consultant Urges Review of Pension Operating Model, Factors to Consider Before Pension Risk Transfer
Sponsors Evaluate Ways to Increase TDF Efficacy, Regulations Changing Use of OTC Derivatives, IRS Announces Limitations on HSA Contributions
Americans Unprepared to Live to Life Expectancy, Firms Offer Executive Beneift Solutions, IRS Requests Comments on Health Care Reform Provisions
Rate of Poverty Among Seniors Increased, Wells Fargo Enhances Participant Website, Cellular Company Owner Accused of Misusing ESOP
The Right Way to Educate Participants, Designing the Best Match, No News Is Good News for NQDC and Executive Benefits
Trustees Report Shows Social Security Depleted by 2033, Corporate DB Plans Need Glide Path Strategy, Another Public Pension Sues BP
The Business Sense of Helping Employees Retire, 403(b) Sponsors Focus on Improving Plans, How Strong an Incentive Is the Company Match?
Sponsors Failing to Measure Employees’ Retirement Progress, Participate in PLANADVISER’s First-Ever DCIO Listing, Ohio Pension Funds Sue BP
2012 DB Plan Administration Survey, IRS Releases Governmental Plan Normal Retirement Age Proposals, Court Moves Forward Excessive Fee Claims Against John Hancock
Experts Discuss Retirement Security at House Committee Hearing, Plan Sponsors Increase Use of Automated Savings and Investing Solutions, The Principal Enhances DB Termination Progam
Employer Confidence in Employee Retirement Assets Drops, Southern College Towns Ideal Retirement Location, Court Turns Away Claims Against U.S. Steel Pension
Pension Trustee Pleads Guilty to $5M Pension Theft, Participant Education Needed Before 404(a)(5) Deadline, SURVEY SAYS: What’s the Most Unusual Question You’ve Recieved
Retirement Confidence Continues to Erode, Ameriprise Wins Excessive Mutual Fund Fees Case, Law Firm to End Discriminatory Retirement Policy
Principal Preserviation Still a Focus for Retirement Plan Participants, Most Plan Sponsors Find No Need to Switch to ETFs, Retiree Loses Bid to Recover 2008 Losses
What the SCOTUS Decision on Health Care Reform Could Mean, Firms Offer Summary of Benefits and Coverage Solution, Strange IT Help Desk Requests
Report Encourages Saving Early for Retirement, What is the Best Way to Evaluate an Investment Manager, Plan Sponsors Need More Guidance About Electronic Fee Disclosures
Government Struggling to Keep Up with Unexpected Retirements, Part-Time University Employees Not Eligible for Benefits, Do Not Delay in Preparing for Participant Fee Disclosures
BLS Releases Report about Public Worker Health Benefits, Corporate Pension Plan Funding Slipped in 2011, Whopping DC Contribution Needed to Equal DB Benefits
J.P. Morgan to Shed Mortgage Debt Investments, Baby Boomers Retiring On Time, Gotbaum Encourages Traditional Pension Offerings
Participate in PLANSPONSOR’s 2012 DC Recordkeeping Survey, DC Plan Assets Approach $4T, ABB and Fidelity Found Liable in Excessive Fee Suit
Maintaining Retirement Plan for Expatriates Presents Challenges, Wilshire Touts Use of REITs in TDFs, BP Stock Drop Suit Dismissed
2012 Retirement Plan Adviser and Adviser Team of the Year, Happy Employee Benefits Day!, EEOC Issues Final Rule Under ADEA
PLANSPONSOR’s Annual Awards for Excellence Dinner
Younger Workers Look for Employers with DB Plans, Parts of Health Care Law Could Be Thrown Out, DOL Urged to Permit Broader use of Electronic Disclosures
Communication Designs Make a Difference to Younger Workers, Paper Offers Public Sector Cost Strategies for Health Plans, Inflation Risk Is Different for DB and DC Plans
Supreme Court Hears Testimony About Health Care Reform, Bank of America Launches Small Business 401(k), Appellate Court Agrees Delta Did Not Violate Anti-Cutback Rule
The Benefits of One-on-One Communication with Participants, TDFs Continue Growth, SURVEY SAYS: Thoughts about Changing the Tax Treatment of 401(k)s
How to Handle M&A Retirement Plan Transitions, Court Rules Estate Can Sue Ex-Wife for Retirement Benefits, Solis Says DoL Not Rushing on Fiduciary Definition Proposal
Plan Sponsors Not Sold on Bundling, The Hartford Puts Retirement Plan Business on the Block, J.P. Morgan Settles Securities Lending Suit
Register for the 2012 PLANSPONSOR National Conference, Changing Tax Treatment of 401(k)s Will Reduce Accounts, No Effective Date Delay for Summary of Benefits and Coverage
Employers Underestimate Power of Leveraging Benefit Programs, TDF Complexity Makes Evaluation Difficult, Officials Propose Rules for Health Plan Contraceptive Coverage
Will the Market Emerge for an All-ETF 401(k)?, The Case for a National Retirement “Policy”, Exemption for the Use of Proprietary Mutual Funds
White Paper Address Pension Risk Transfer, Preparing for 408(b)(2), Senate Passes Pension Funding Relief
ING Introduces Mobile App for Participants, Americans Realize Need for Financial Plan, Court Dismisses Claims against Solis for PPA Provision
Has the Time Come for ETFs in DC Plans?, TDFs Decrease Investing Extremes, DC Plan Participants Have a Home Bias for Investing
Announcing Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Finalists, Confidence in Ability to Retire Remains Low, Asset International Launches New Publication
Ford Plan Pension Lump Sums to Reduce Risk, Health Care Reform Increasing Costs for Employers, SURVEY SAYS: Do You Discuss Politics at Work?
Employers Asking More from Health Benefit Providers, Participants Look to Employers for Inflation Guidance, Court Dismisses Claims of Improper Investment Selection
Economic Climate Affected IRA Contributions, Written Financial Plan for Retirement Boosts Confidence, Kraft Agrees to Settle 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit
Gotbaum Says Retirement Industry Needs More Choices, Mercer Outlines Strategy for Managing Pension Risk, Pension Spending Provides Economic Stimulus
Unions Sue New York State over Health Benefits Changes, State Pensions See Bump in Funded Status, IRS Addresses Agreements to Rehire Retirees
PLANSPONSOR Announces 2012 Plan Sponsors of the Year, Don’t Let Health Care Reform Sneak Up on You, GAO Reports Public DBs Efforts to Increase Sustainability
Now is the Time to Push the Retirement Savings Message, Employers Continue to Increase Wellness Program Efforts, EBSA Extends Comment Period for MEWA Registration Rule
Lawmakers Propose Cutting Payouts to Former Presidents, How Health Care Employers Can Control Health Care Costs, DB Risk Management Increasingly Focused on Liabilities
SECOND OPINIONS: Covering Women’s Preventive Care – Part II, VALIC Releases Smartphone App for Plan Participants, Northern Trust Loses Attempt to Transfer Blame to Pension Funds
401(k) Participants Turn Back to Equities in January, State Street Forex Practices Investigated, PBGC Puts Pension Insurance Data Tables Online
Bank of America to Move from DB to DC, Pre-Funding Could Shave Billions off Calif. OPEB Costs, Billions of Pounds of UK Pension Credit Unclaimed
Majority of Young Adults not Investing in Retirement, IRS Releases Form for Newly-Extended Payroll Tax Cut, Court Revives State Street Stock Drop Suit by GM Participants
Discussing Adequacy Is the Wrong Place to Start, Company Stock Cases Continue to Take Top Billing, Reasonable Compensation — Brought to Light by 408(b)(2)
PLANADVISER’s Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers, Five Things You Need to Know About NQDC Plans, Plan Sponsors Revisit Emerging Market Equities
ING Launches Education Campaign for America Saves Week, Target-Date Assumptions You Need to Know, SURVEY SAYS: Have you measured your retirement readiness?
Multi-Employer Pension Plan Funding Keeps Improving, PBGC Offers Premium Penalty Relief, Court Finds 401(k) Loan Payoff Frees Income to Pay Creditors
GM Freezing Salaried Worker Pension, DST Offers Recordkeeping Solution for Retirement Income Products, CalPERS Releases Cost Analysis of Creating Hybrid Plan
Home-Related Costs Top Expenditures in Retirement, Tax Treatment of 401(k)s Cost Treasury $50B Per Year, Budget Proposal Would Impact Retirement Savings for Some
Michigan Unions Sue over State Retirement Changes, PNC Finds Mesirow Financial’s Fiduciary Services, Greek Pension Pact Details Revealed
Lawmaker Says Keeping Teacher Pay Low is Biblical, Charter Schools to be Affected by Change in Governmental Plan Definition, SURVEY SAYS: Favorite Super Bowl Commercials
Employee 401(k) Contributions and Balances up in 2011, UK Pensions Industry Considering Standard Code of Practice, EBSA Releases Final Summary of Benefits and Coverage Regulations
Federal Thrift Savings Plan Preparing for Roth Option, Firms Still Committed to NQDC Plans, German Court Lowers Pensions for Nazi-Rules Jewish Ghetto Workers
PPACA: Covering Women’s Preventive Care – Part 1, Study Finds Decreasing Number of Provider Changes, Share of Assets in Company Stock Declined Since PPA
Plan Sponsors Report Limited Inclusion in Fee Disclosure Design, New Yorkers Facing Retirement Crisis, Plan Sponsors Must Be Aware of Effects of Final 408(b)(2) Rule
IRS Compliance Check Shows Impact of Downturn on 401(k) Offerings, EPIC Chooses Castle Rock’s Fee Disclosure Solution, Industry Players Mostly Positive About Final Fee Disclosure Rule
DoL Issues Final Fee Disclosure Rule, Treasury Proposals Pave Way for Lifetime Income Offerings, ERIC Asks Congress to Fix Pension Funding Rules
American Airlines Proposes Termination of Pensions, Taskforce Offers Model Fee Disclosure Form for 403(b)s, Hedging Strategy Gives Danish Pension Fund Record Return
Announcing PLANSPONSOR’s 2012 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists, Fidelity Launches Defined Benefit Participant Education, Dalbar Introduces Fee Disclosure Certification Program
States Again File Brief in Support of Health Care Reform, Global Pension Fund Assets Grew 4% in 2011, Properly Terminating a 403(b) Plan
Be Careful What You Say (About Plan Providers), Pension Accounting Changes Negatively Affecting Corporate Earnings, And the Winner for Best Picture Is…
Navigating the Relationship with Your Investment Consultant, ERISA Claim Based on Wal-Mart Discrimination Dismissed, Court Finds No Proof of Benefits Interference by Duke Energy
Retirement Plan Participants Want Simple Guidance, Broadridge Provides Fee Disclosure Overview to Sponsors, Pension Fund Defends Investments in Tobacco Industry
PPACA Form W-2 Reporting Requirements, Retirement Planning Differs Between Genders, 401(k) Participant Transfer Activity Slowed in December
Two-Thirds of Gen X Lack Retirement Confidence, FiPath Launches Retirement Education Campaign, Finadium Identifies Issues with Securities Lending, Custody
Employers not Offering Desired Wellness Benefits, J.P. Morgan Positioning Portfolios in Anticipation of “Big Event”, Did NewsDash Readers Get Their Wish for Super Bowl Contenders?
Retirement Confidence Improves, House Bill Would Repeal Long-Term Care Provision of Health Reform, Miami Tops Happiest Cities to Work List
Conn. Receives Top Spot in Worst States to Retire List, Ideas from Other Countries on Fixing the U.S. Retirement System, Pension Risk Transfer Offers an Alternative to DB Sponsors
PLANSPONSOR’s 2012 403(b) Buyer’s Guide, Industry Reps Identify Fee Disclosure Issues for 403(b)s, U.S. Court Blocks UK Pension Fund’s Debt Claim
States File Brief in Support of Health Reform Law, Study Finds Benefits of Partnering with Advisers, HHS Deems One Insurer’s Premium Increases “Unreasonable”
Cat Hiccups Among Odd Worker Excuses for Tardiness, Prudential Retirement Makes TRS Leadership Appointments, Canadians Feel More Secure About Retirement than Americans
Older Americans Cut Back Health Care to Save Money, SunTrust Adds Fiduciary Service to 401(k) Platform, Investors Express Optimism for Retirement Plan Investing
Sponsors Need to Know More About Retirement Plan Fees, N.J. Lawmakers Approve Ban on Pensions for Lobbyists, Public Sector Pension Uncertainty Stalls Divorces in the UK
The Principal Expands Fiduciary Services, SPARK Releases Templates of Fee Disclosure Data Layouts, Which Health Plan Benefits Are “Essential” under PPACA?
J.P. Morgan Shares 2012 Predictions for Institutional Space, Milliman Reports a Bad Year for Pensions, SURVEY SAYS: Best and Worst Holiday Gifts of 2012
Employers Would Follow Peers on Offering Health Benefits, Mercer’s Realigned Investment Organization to Advise More, IRS Announces 2012 Covered Compensation for Permitted Disparity
Lincoln Launches Consumer Insights Group, Corporate Pension Deficits Widen Again in 2011, Estimates Reveal Pensions Have Reaped the Rewards from De-Risking
Employers Cite Retirement Plan Governance Challenges, Walmart Blacklisted by Dutch Pension Fund, IRS Updates Revenue Procedures on Letter Rulings, Determination Letters
NY Unions File Lawsuit over Retiree Health Changes, 457(f) Guidance on IRS 2012 Agenda, SURVEY SAYS: The Most Annoying Workplace Buzzword