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September 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) — A number of states have moved to use their public retirement systems to offer retirement plans for private-sector workers.

September 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com)– BlackRock shuttered several funds in its exchange-traded fund (ETF) line, including 10 target-date ETFs.

September 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some retirement plan participants think the required minimum distribution (RMD) is a good guide for an appropriate withdrawal rate in retirement, research suggests.

September 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employer-sponsored health benefits are very similar in 2014 to what they were in 2013, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

September 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Early responses from a Mercer survey still in the field show employers are predicting that health benefit costs per employee will rise by...

September 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF launched PlanFocus, a new website for retirement plan sponsors.

September 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published draft instructions for forms employers will use to submit information required by the Patient Protection and...

September 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A company CEO’s signature authority for payments from the company’s bank account may make him an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciary.

September 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Because it did not appeal a decision allowing Visteon to terminate certain benefits, the UAW may not benefit from a decision made in...

September 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retail health insurance marketplaces, known as exchanges, are dramatically changing the employer benefits environment, according to a report from PwC’s Health Research Institute...

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Edmund F. Murphy III has been named president of Great-West Financial’s combined retirement organization, integrating the businesses of Great-West Financial, Putnam Investments and...

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The retirement and benefit consulting firm USI Consulting Group has begun offering retirement planning and consulting services that include guaranteed lifetime income solutions...

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When 401(k) plan participants traded their investments in August, they favored fixed-income funds over equity funds for 65% of the trading days, according...

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC listed the PowerShares LadderRite 0-5 Year Corporate Bond Portfolio (LDRI) on the NASDAQ.

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Regulation may be slowing the push for alternative investments by retirement plans and other institutional investors, Cerulli Associates finds.

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BBB-rated corporate bonds merit important consideration in the asset allocation of pension funds implementing liability-driven investing (LDI) strategies, Standish Mellon Asset Management contends.

September 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ever heard of a QDRIA? You might, if income solutions become an integral part of defined contribution (DC) plans.

September 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Current workers should factor uncertainty about labor market outcomes into their retirement planning, a research paper concludes.

September 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey tries to gauge how a high school senior’s career aspirations may fill the skills gap that stem from large numbers...

September 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A retirement plan sponsor’s breach of contract claims against its fiduciary liability insurer have been moved forward by a federal court.