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September 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The complexity of retirement plan laws and the volume of plan assets demand that more attention be given to retirement plans in company...

September 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors can only do so much with plan design to maximize the value of their defined contribution (DC) plans.

September 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing covered numerous retirement-related topics, including proposals to streamline plan-testing requirements and others that could radically change...

September 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – “If Congress enacts tax reform, pensions and savings laws will be modified,” contends Russell W. Sullivan, senior adviser, Federal Public Affairs, McGuireWoods Consulting.

September 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar Inc. introduced the industry's first strategic beta exchange-traded product (ETP) classification system, to help investors better identify, compare and analyze strategic beta...

September 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frederick A. Stewart has been hired as senior vice president for LCG Associates, Inc., a national investment consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta.

September 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – To let them choose or not to let them choose; that is the plan sponsor’s dilemma.

September 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wealth Management Systems Inc.(WMSI) announced today that Doug Perkins has joined the firm as information security officer.

September 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) asks: “Does Household Expenditure Change With Age for Older Americans?”

September 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 2013 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Employer Workplace Benefits Report showed employers realize employees need a holistic financial wellness background to succeed...

September 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors can use data about industry trends to make improvements to their retirement plans.

September 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Madison, Wisconsin-based hospital has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by cash balance plan participants rather than face a large class action suit.

September 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. retirement plan landscape has moved from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC), and now to an undefined contribution system, one...

September 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Beaumont Capital Management (BCM), provider of quantitative ETF-based investment portfolios, launched the new strategies on the ASSETMark platform.

September 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new private exchange from Independence Blue Cross offers coverage options for midsized and large employers.

September 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of an ongoing effort to reduce complexity and costs in its investment program, the California Public Employees’ (CaIPERS), the largest public...

September 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors are already adopting defined benefit (DB) best practices in plan design, but plans could benefit from more DB-like...

September 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Consulting estimates that the ratio of pension assets to liabilities, or funding ratio, for the city and county pension plans it studied...

September 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term fund types attracted $29 billion last month, lifting year-to-date net inflows to $319 billion.

September 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Employee Ownership Foundation’s 23rd Annual Economic Performance Survey of ESOP companies found that these companies continue to see increased economic growth in...