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Employees Fear Retirement Situation

March 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the 9th Annual MetLife Study of Employee Benefits Trends over 60% of Baby Boomers indicate they are behind in saving for retirement.
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Invesco Unveils PlanForward Project

March 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Invesco has rolled out PlanForward Foundations, a series of three toolkits designed to help financial advisers grow their defined contribution (DC) business with...
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Employees Want Kicked up Benefits Communications

March 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees have disparate preferences when it comes to benefits communications, indicating a need for a multi-faceted approach, according to MetLife’s 9th Annual Study...
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Wellness Programs Continue to Grow

March 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MetLife’s 9th Annual Study of Employee Benefits Trends found that employers’ top three benefits objectives remain the same as last year: 1) controlling...
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Is BlackRock Really a Bank?

March 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Republicans in the  New York state Senate have put forward a proposal to reclassify BlackRock  for tax purposes and allow the financial services giant...
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Life Insurance Gender Gap Closes

March 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2010, almost six out of 10 women owned some sort of life insurance, which is on par with men’s life insurance ownership,...
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ICI: 2010 Fund Fees Declined

March 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Average fees and expenses incurred by investors in long-term mutual funds declined in 2010, according to a new study.