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August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The owner of a Maryland electrical contracting company pleaded guilty to falsifying plan documents to avoid making contributions to several employee benefits plans.

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Generation X workers face some formidable obstacles to achieving retirement readiness, according to Transamerica, but there is hope for the generation if aggressive...

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aon Hewitt is expanding the Aon Active Health Exchange to include more than just health care benefits.

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted revisions to rules governing the disclosure, reporting, and offering process for asset-backed securities (ABS), as well...

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fiduciary Management Associates (FMA) has added two senior investment professionals, John Nelson and Xiaoling Wang, to its investment research and analysis staff.

August 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Implementing an automatic rollover program can help retirement plan sponsors establish safe harbor individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for missing or non-responsive participants.

August 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Solicitor General has filed a brief asking the United States Supreme Court to review parts of a widely followed 401(k) fee...

August 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Women are showing more engagement in retirement savings plans than men, according to an analysis by MassMutual Retirement Services.

August 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A significant number of Americans find conversations about financial issues difficult, a survey finds.

August 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly nine in 10 asset managers polled for a recent Cerulli Associates report view increasing attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies...

August 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) retirement plan sponsors are hesitant to make distribution recommendations to retiring employees, although many have a preference for what retirees...

August 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Professional retirement plan advisers are central to the strategic direction, administration, and overall performance of the retirement plans they serve, says new research.

August 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Michael Wright has joined investment services firm Segal Rogerscasey as senior vice president and senior consultant, with a focus on pension risk and...

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors thinking about putting target-date funds (TDFs) in their investment lineup must determine an implementation process that will support the plan’s goals,...

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis from Segal Rogerscasey argues past performance is only one of many factors that should be evaluated when assessing active investment...

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Last week, the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) Board added to the definition of pensionable compensation for the state's new public employees.

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A verbal exchange between a terminated employee and her former employer has been found by a federal court to satisfy COBRA notification requirements.

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new paper published by the Social Science Research Network recommends a single private defined contribution (DC) pension system that can cover all...

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Workers in most developed economies are struggling to address the financial implications of increased longevity and a lack of guaranteed income in retirement.

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies plan to continue subsidizing and managing health benefits while taking aggressive action to keep costs down, a Towers Watson study finds.