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October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ADP Retirement Services is providing plan sponsors with a self-directed brokerage account (SDBA) option they can offer to their plan participants.

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sage Advisory Services and July Business Services launched a full-service packaged solution for cash balance plans.

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Performance data from more than 300 U.S. pension funds show listed equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been a top-performing asset class...

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors of all ages have an improper allocation to equities in their portfolios, a new study contends.

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pentegra Retirement Services launched a new website providing industry expertise and tools for plan sponsors and other fiduciaries.

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – TriHealth, which operates four hospitals in the Cincinnati area, decided to freeze defined benefit (DB) pension plans for employees.

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kidder Benefits Consultants will provide ERISA Section 3(16) plan-level, discretionary fiduciary services to its clients, beginning immediately.

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recordkeeping fees continue to include some element of revenue sharing for most defined contribution plans, according to NEPC’s Defined Contribution Plan & Fee...

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Abigail P. Johnson, the granddaughter of Fidelity’s founder, has agreed to accept the position of CEO of FMR LLC.

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Covariance Capital Management appointed Kevin Nee as chief executive officer.

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Another federal appeals court has ruled employers may eliminate retirement plan transfer provisions allowing employees to move assets from a defined contribution plan...

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Does choosing only low-cost, passive investments for retirement plan fund menus optimize the outcomes for participants?

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MassMutual Retirement Services is targeting employers with less than $15 million in retirement plan assets with the MassMutual Aviator 401(k) solution.

October 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Janus Capital Group Inc. has agreed to acquire VS Holdings Inc., the parent company of institutionally-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider VelocityShares LLC.

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Similar to private sector employers, government employers are dealing with new health care reform rules and mitigating the costs of providing health care...

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Spartanburg, South Carolina-based Atchison Transportation Services has settled an age discrimination charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As increasing health care costs compete with retirement savings, employers see a demand for a holistic health and retirement benefits plan in the...

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - “There is a new financial era. Accept it and modify your behavior accordingly, so that your future is safe, secure, and you look...

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The University of Minnesota has added a third retirement option to help faculty ease into retirement.

October 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Archdiocese of Philadelphia sold three archdiocesan properties, in part to meet pension obligations.