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October 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - America’s pension system slipped two places and has fallen to 13th in the world in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (MMGPI).

October 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Higher education institutions are continuing to improve their retirement programs, a survey finds.

October 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Maybe a workplace retirement plan alone does not best meet the needs of younger workers, Research Affiliates says in a new white paper.

October, 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) – Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (LGIMA) announced that it has hired four executives to support its expanding liability-driven investing (LDI) business.

October 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Principal Funds has premiered two funds designed to meet client demand for flexible fixed-income strategies.

October 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal Financial Group has introduced a personalized, at-a-glance retirement wellness scoring system for retirement plan participants.

October 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)'s review of Virgin Island plan sponsors signaled a need to remind all plan sponsors about two important issues.

October 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Voya Financial Chairman and CEO Rodney Martin Jr. has taken over direct leadership of the company’s retirement solutions business.

October 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The recent evolution of target-date funds, like other investing programs popular with qualified retirement plan investors, has been a story of falling fees.

October 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A significant number of U.S. employers are taking immediate steps to avoid triggering the excise tax on high cost health plans in 2018,...

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three types of participant—underfunded, funded and unsure—can all benefit from a simple retirement readiness projection, a key part of holistic financial wellness, according...

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans nearing retirement are deeply concerned over projected health care costs, but few are taking financial actions in response, a new Ameriprise survey...

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) has issued certain instructions for ensuring premium payments are received and posted accurately.

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The MFEA Star Awards program announced the first winners of the STAR Retirement Awards—a new awards category covering the retirement plan services marketplace.

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Newport Group Inc. and Verisight Inc. are joining forces to increase the size, scale and reach of their respective businesses.

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Michael Woomer is among the chorus of retirement plan professionals telling plan sponsors that managing fiduciary risk is about having processes in place.

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term mutual funds experienced net outflows of $900 million in September, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International Company.

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While all of the major asset classes suffered losses during the month of September, Aon Hewitt’s 401(k) Index shows light trading by 401(k)...

October 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three in five U.S. households say retirement planning, including the determination of how much to save for retirement, is more difficult in 2014...

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the U.S. Supreme Court set to review a case about retirement plan investment selection, it may be a good time for plan...