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October 3, 2014 – (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The premise behind having required minimum distributions (RMDs) is that Congress wants the RMD’s primary purpose to be for retirement, not a...

October 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health benefit plan cost trend rates for 2015 are forecast to drop slightly for some coverage, but to increase substantially for prescription drug...

October 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced updated Web pages, checklists and fix-it guides to aid employers in operating their plans and correcting...

October 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Investment Company Institute (ICI) study finds a clear link between the savings goals of employees and the likelihood that they work for...

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The law firm of Schlichter, Bogard & Denton says the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the closely followed 401(k) fee litigation...

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in California has ruled that the city of Stockton may eschew paying its pension obligations, and treat them just like...

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan participants subscribe to a variety of wrong ideas about retirement and their retirement plans, but there are ways to set them...

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sibson Consulting’s Fall 2014 College & University Benefits Study found changes from last year occurred mostly to health benefits rather than retirement benefits...

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new health benefits compliance solution from ADP helps employers navigate requirements included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Maximizing growth is the number one priority Baby Boomers have for their retirement assets, according to the MFS Investing Sentiment Insights Survey.

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Falling liabilities were not enough to offset falling asset levels for defined benefit (DB) plans in September.

October 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock has ultimately been found not to be a fiduciary in a case alleging it charged excessive fees for investments offered in...

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Millennials are famous for being highly risk-averse investors, but new research from Hearts & Wallets LLC suggests the youngest investing cohort is ready...

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Taking a retirement plan loan can have a big impact on a participant’s retirement income, especially if the participant does not pay the...

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – They’re scarce now, but the rise of the account-specific tablet application (app) for retirement plans will come, says Corporate Insight.

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers are looking at several strategies to reduce health care benefit costs, but many are sheepish about offering a self-insured health plan to...

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Charles Schwab Bank launched a new share class for the passive Schwab Indexed Retirement Trust Funds (SIRT Funds), featuring a 0.08% expense ratio...

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report from the Kaiser Family Foundation offers a profile of private exchanges for health care offered to employers.

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations relating to the requirements for filing certain employee retirement benefit plan statements, returns, and reports...

October 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced it will settle $1.4 billion in pension obligations through the purchase of a group annuity contract from The Prudential...