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October 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment Manager MacKay Shields LLC is expanding into the U.S. retirement market by delivering new investment opportunities for qualified defined contribution retirement plan...

October 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Insurance Exchange Provider SelectQuote Senior and technology firm Acclaris have partnered to offer a defined contribution health care benefit employers may offer to...

October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) increased the annual maximum guaranteed benefit for a 65-year-old retiree in a single-employer plan to $60,136 for...

October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recent actions from regulators show a focus on compliance and improved outcomes for participants.

October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recent guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury on in-plan annuity use has received a warm response from...

October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The percentage of workers participating in an employment-based retirement plan increased in 2013 for the first time since 2010, according to the Employee...

October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Confidence has returned among institutional investors worldwide, according to a survey by Pyramis Global Advisors.

October 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has revived a lawsuit in which a woman claims she was fired from her job due to her age...

October 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued guidance designed to expand the use of income annuities in 401(k)...

October 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two senior U.S. senators are petitioning the government agencies that oversee qualified retirement plans to more actively protect pension plan participants’ rights during...

October 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new partnership between Western Union Business Solutions and CPAS helps make seamless pension fund payments for U.S. retirees living abroad. 

October 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees and retirees of Daughters of Charity Health System filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Daughters evaded federal pension law requirements by...

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Obama has appointed Donald J. Butt to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Drew Miyawaki and Aodhagan Byrne, both members of the U.K. operations of Legal & General Investment Management America Inc. (LGIMA), have joined the...

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement savings for older workers racked up impressive investment gains in the past 12 months, but the price of securing lifetime retirement income...

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There are several Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions that employers need to act on now.

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer health care costs remained stable for 2014, but the number of employers delaying renewal to delay the effects of health care reform...

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for retirement plans, as well as other retirement-related items for...

October 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Saving for retirement and health care expenses was a priority for employees of all ages during the first half of 2014, a new...

October 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One-third of middle class investors are just not saving for retirement, a study finds.