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Confidence continues to rise among public pension plan administrators about the sustainability of their funds and their readiness to address future retirement issues.

Patrick Coughlin is joining Buck Consultants at Xerox as principal and retirement consultant in the firm's wealth practice.

 

In an effort to streamline communications and further enhance existing security measures, TriStar Pension Consulting has implemented Plan Sponsor Link’s new secure web portal.

Gina Gurgiolo has joined Mercer's defined contribution (DC) advisers specialty practice.

 

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is publishing a final rule for transferring defined contribution (DC) plan accounts into a defined benefit (DB) plan.

An Illinois judge has ruled that pension reforms signed into law in December 2013 violate a clause of the Illinois state constitution.

The retirement plans division of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. expanded the investment options available within its retirement plans products by adding 32 new funds.

Major changes are occurring in the fixed-income markets that are driving asset managers to position clients against volatility and future rate tightening, according to Cerulli Associates.

Mercer said it has agreed to acquire SCM Strategic Capital Management AG, a Swiss-based specialist private markets adviser and delegated solutions provider. 

Credit Suisse AG has received temporary approval to continue acting as a qualified professional asset manager (QPAM), after pleading guilty to criminal charges related to client tax evasion.

Callan Associates will use RiskFirst’s pensions risk analytics platform, PFaroe, to help institutional investors conduct asset allocation and asset/liability studies.

A Phoenix, Arizona, school district has settled an age discrimination suit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced results of a compliance project that checked whether retirement plan sponsors followed qualified joint & survivor annuity (QJSA) rules.

As asset managers and investors realize the usefulness of managed volatility strategies, assets continue to rise according to a report from Strategic Insight (SI).

The Department of Labor has issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the compliance of health care premium reimbursement arrangements with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Women’s path to a financially secure retirement is filled with many obstacles, a global survey shows.

As defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors try to decrease their risks, offering a lump-sum distribution opportunity for certain participants has become a popular option.

While 64% of Millennials say they have a financial plan, most believe they are only saving half of what they should be, according to a Nationwide Retirement Institute...

Half of employees approaching retirement wish they had started saving sooner, a TIAA-CREF  survey finds.

A survey from Towers Watson reveals some emerging and growing trends in defined contribution plan design, investments, fees and communications.