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Administration | October 21st, 2014

Sustainability Screens Can Boost Corporate Bond Portfolios

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The use of sustainability ratings can improve the risk-return ratio of investments in corporate bonds, according to Oekom Research’s new Corporate Bonds Study.

Benefits | October 21st, 2014

Employees Frustrated with Open Enrollment Process

October 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half (56%) of American employees who receive benefits from their employers say the traditional, paper-driven open enrollment process to sign up...

Investing | October 20th, 2014

DC Participants Get Jumpy on Equity Holdings

October 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – After an especially quiet nine-month start for 2014, the first half of October saw a major upswing in 401(k) participant trading activity, according...

Compliance | October 20th, 2014

PBGC Issues Guidance About Funding Relief Effect on Reporting

October 20, 2014 (PLANPSONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) issued guidance about the effect of pension funding relief passed earlier this year on certain reporting requirements.

Benefits | October 20th, 2014

DB to DC Shift Has Not Reduced Retirement Income

October 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some people contend that retirees fared better when most employer-sponsored retirement plans were defined benefit (DB) pensions, but a study suggests that is...

Benefits | October 20th, 2014

Many Baby Boomers Unaware of Retirement Plan Fees

October 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment firm Rebalance IRA found 46% of Baby Boomers polled believe they do not pay any fees at all in their retirement accounts.

Benefits | October 20th, 2014

Transamerica Makes Recommendations for Improving 401(k)s

October 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study by Transamerica reveals positive news for retirement savings in America, but there’s still room for improvement.

Products | October 17th, 2014

Lincoln Rolls Out Retirement Savings Education Program

October 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lincoln Financial Group is providing educational materials for plan sponsors to use in connection with National Save for Retirement Week.

Compliance | October 17th, 2014

PBGC to Take Over Manufacturing Firm's Retirement Plan

October 17, 2014 – (PLANSPONSOR.COM) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will pay retirement benefits for more than 4,500 current and future retirees at Reichhold Inc.

Compliance | October 17th, 2014

Court Dismisses Stock Drop Case Against UBS

October 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court judge has found a participant in the UBS Savings and Investment Plan (SIP) lacks standing to sue regarding the...

Compliance | October 17th, 2014

How a Plaintiff's Attorney Views the Supreme Court Fee Case

October 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court announced early this month that it would review parts of an important 401(k) fee litigation case, Tibble v. Edison,...

Benefits | October 17th, 2014

U.S. Not as Proactive with Pensions as Other Countries

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).

Benefits | October 17th, 2014

Higher Education Plan Sponsors Step Up Their Game

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

Benefits | October 16th, 2014

Two Accounts May Be Better than One

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.

Deals and People | October 16th, 2014

LGIMA Announces Series of Senior Hires

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.

Products | October 16th, 2014

Principal Launches Two New Fixed-Income Funds

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

Products | October 16th, 2014

The Principal Unveils Retirement Wellness Scores

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

Compliance | October 16th, 2014

IRS Posts Reminder About Two Compliance Issues

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.

Deals and People | October 16th, 2014

Voya Shifts Retirement Business Leadership

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.

Products | October 16th, 2014

The Appeal of an 8-Basis Point TDF

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.

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