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October 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should not be upset by outflows from the Total Return Fund and the abrupt departure of Bill Gross, PIMCO’s lead portfolio...

October 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With 25 years in the investment industry, Tim McCabe has participated firsthand in the dramatic rise of the defined contribution retirement system.

October 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Goldman Sachs Asset Management says it has strengthened its fixed income fund platform through changes to the Goldman Sachs Core Plus Fixed Income...

October 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Small and mid-size businesses have a new nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plan option from The Principal Financial Group.

October 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lincoln Financial Group’s retirement plan services business launched the Lincoln Secured Retirement Income investment option, a guaranteed withdrawal benefit (GWB) designed to provide...

October 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL) and the Treasury have issued final rules about benefits that may be exempt...

October 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants in the Citigroup 401(k) plan can move forward with their claims plan fiduciaries violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by...

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The companies of OneAmerica have opened a new regional office for retirement services in Honolulu.

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers are increasingly adopting wellness programs in an attempt to pare down health benefit costs, but the missing ingredient for most wellness programs...

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health care cost worries continue to nag at American workers as they approach retirement, a survey says. 

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report claims closing New Jersey’s defined benefit retirement plan for public employees and offering a defined contribution plan instead would be...

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Five new indices created by Wilshire Associates Incorporated are designed to provide critical benchmarking support to investors seeking exposure to liquid alternatives.

October 8, 2014 (PLANADVISER.com) – The results of Fidelity’s “Millennial Money Study” show one in four Millennials trust no one when it comes to financial advice.

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Paychex Inc. introduced a newly expanded service offering, Paychex Flex, which delivers access to payroll, human resources (HR) and benefits information.

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Move over, retirement, younger adults ages 18 to 34 have other financial concerns to save for, according to a survey from the nonprofit...

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fiduciary Investment Advisors (FIA) has taken steps to enhance its employee communication and education services within its defined contribution business.

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There is considerable variation in the challenges workers face in preparing for retirement, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), making effective employer-provided...

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Private health insurance exchanges have gotten more attention recently as a potential solution for controlling health benefit costs, but a recent survey finds...

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Are defined benefit (DB) plan participants’ benefits more or less secure after the plan sponsor transfers its pension obligations to an insurance company?

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools has approved changes to the school system’s 403(b) and 457(b) defined contribution plans for employees.