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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.

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...