Benefits

April 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boomers pose major challenges for the future of traditional retirement communities, a study found.
 

April 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board approved a policy that limits the gifts that board members can accept.
 

April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A House committee approved a bill that would allow federal employees to phase into retirement by working part-time and collecting a partial annuity. 

April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Illinois House approved a proposal to make it more difficult for government workers to get pension increases. 
 

April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nortel Networks Inc. won court permission to hire a mediator to try to resolve...

April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to the 2011 Wells Fargo Retirement Plan Sponsor Survey, 50% of companies have not measured their employees’ retirement progress.
 

April 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Slightly more than a third of companies (37%) use social media networks to research...

April 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American households may experience a potential income drop of 28% in retirement.

April 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan automation solutions play a key role in the plan design process, according to...

April 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Confidence in retirement savings and overall financial security both dropped one point, to 57% and 41%, respectively, according to Country Financial’s Security Index.

April 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retiring Baby Boomer business owners to the north are far more active in preparing for retirement compared with the average Canadian. 
 

April 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Washington state Legislature approved changes to health insurance benefits for K-12 school employees that are intended to improve transparency and help those...

April 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sixty-nine percent of investors between the ages of 21 and 50 plan to work either part-time or full-time during their retirement years. 
 

April 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. employers have lost confidence that employees will have sufficient retirement assets when they leave the workplace. 
 

April 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – At the request of New York City’s public pension funds, Goldman Sachs and MetLife...

April 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis of trends and preferences indicates that tens of millions of Baby Boomers should look to Southern college towns for the ideal...

April 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thirty-one percent of health care workers are likely to look for a new job in the next 12 months, according to a recent...

April 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The hangover from the recession and slow economic growth continues to erode employees' retirement confidence and overall financial wellness, according to the 2012...

April 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kelley Drye & Warren, a law firm with over 300 attorneys, agreed to end its policy of requiring partners to give up their...

April 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board announced that beginning May 7, 2012, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) will accept Roth contributions.