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Sandy McCarthy has been named benefits administration leader at Mercer. 

Improving the retirement plan participant experience is an important step in addressing the nation's retirement savings shortfall, according to Broadridge Research.

A federal appellate court found that a clause in a retirement plan document restricting the venue of lawsuits filed against the plan is enforceable.

Jeff Passmore has joined investment manager Barrow, Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC to focus on liability-driven investing solutions.

The owner of Bruister and Associates and trustees of its employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) were found responsible for causing the plan to pay too much for employer...

One Fidelity Investments sales executive says it was the firm’s technology capabilities that allowed it to win the right to oversee American Airlines’ substantial retirement plans.

Advanced Capital Group (ACG) is opening a new office to support retirement plans and other institutional investors.

A bankruptcy court judge has approved a plan for the city of Stockton, California, to exit bankruptcy while continuing to pay for pensions.

Less could be needed to meet health care costs in retirement, according to new modeling by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). 

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October 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) studied measures of private and public defined benefit (DB) plan valuations and found varied opinions over discount rates...

October 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Given an extra hour to focus on their finances, most women say they’d work on budgets and learn more about investing, according to...

October 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has asked a federal court to stop an employer in Michigan from imposing penalties on employees who do...

October 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Between some reminiscing about what it was like to be part of shaping and enforcing the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) when...

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Institutional plan sponsors lost nearly 1% in the third quarter of 2014 at the median, according to Northern Trust Universe data.

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong investment performance during 2013 triggered a notable improvement in the aggregate funded status of multiemployer plans over the past year, according to...

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) – Wilshire Consulting announced the launch of Wilshire Mobile, a new suite of mobile applications (apps) increasing the availability of important retirement plan data...

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has updated its website with premium rates for 2015.

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three-quarters of Americans say it is hard to keep up with bills and save for retirement at the same time, with 43% saying...

October 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The launch of the “Empower” brand by Great-West Financial will be closely watched by the retirement services industry. PLANSPONSOR spoke with industry professionals...