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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...

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.