Benefits

Stable value funds are the "Linus Blanket" of the retirement services world, or at least that's how participants thought of them in the eighties, says Mark Woolhiser, Principal...

At PLANSPONSOR's 2008 Plan Designs conference, Rob Portman, Former Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and U.S. Trade Representative and Congressman, discussed some of the challenges...

Plan sponsors often see helping participants save for retirement as their primary goal, but they are increasingly concerned about helping those participants find a good solution to manage...

Most plan sponsors and advisers will agree that the majority of their participants are unprepared to manage their retirement accounts, and are rarely equipped with the information necessary...

According to John Low, Regional VP at Nationwide Financial, when most people think about benchmarking, the first thing that comes to mind is fees.

The target date space is evolving rapidly," said Jeb Graham, Retirement Plan Consultant at CapTrust; "I think that from a benchmarking standpoint we're at the same place 401(k)s...

New fee disclosure requirements are changing the way plan sponsors and providers do business; regulations are being evaluated as plan sponsors renegotiate fees and services, not knowing if...

A new level of customization has arisen in asset allocation solutions, according to panelists at PLANSPONSOR's 2008 Plan Designs conference.

July 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health Net has agreed to a $255-million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it improperly reimbursed members for out-of-network charges.

July 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A woman accused of persuading auto workers to take bogus hardship withdrawals from their 401(k) accounts has been convicted, the Associated Press reported.

July 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For many workers in the 18 to 29-year-old age group, being in an hourly job is just fine.

July 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent research by Work Options Group, a Colorado-based company that specializes in the provision of corporate-sponsored backup care, finds 89% of employees offered...

July 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The weakening of the U.S. dollar has caused significant changes in the rankings of the world's most expensive cities for expatriates by Mercer.

July 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Results of a forthcoming survey from Watson Wyatt Worldwide indicate U.S. companies are planning to keep pay raises steady next year despite the...

July 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from Michigan State University and Hope College researchers shows overweight and obese employees are no different from their thin coworkers.

July 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the majority of workers surveyed (61%) agree that having a diverse workforce makes their organization more successful, almost half (47%) have felt...

July 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2008 Pharmacy Compensation Survey from Mercer shows pay increases for pharmacy professionals have been healthy this year.

July 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than one fifth of active defined benefit plan participants have had their plans frozen as part of the continuing trend for employers...

July 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group will be hosting a live Webcast for 403(b) plan sponsors.

July 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a 35-page response to a class action lawsuit over excessive fees in its 401(k) plan, Wal-Mart said disclosures about such things as...