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August 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Current conditions in the retirement benefits arena make in-plan lifetime income solutions a difficult proposition for many plan fiduciaries, despite growing demand for...

August 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Multiemployer retirement plans face three structural challenges that affect their funding, according to a brief from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston...

August 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Although pension funding stabilization will ease financial constraints on defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors in the near term, it may place a heavier...

August 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Non-qualified executive retirement plan sponsors report that they would like to see participation levels in these plans increase.

August 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal Financial Group has hired Mike Parrett as vice president of consulting.

August 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Providing financial support for family members is throwing a wrench in some Americans' plans for retirement.

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Small 401(k) plans often outperform large ones on a number of key metrics, according to analysis of Form 5500 data by Judy Diamond...

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While almost half of enrollees in traditional managed care health plans are satisfied with their health coverage, that number is decreasing, according to...

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health care benefit costs at large employers are expected to increase 6.5% in 2015, slightly lower than 2014’s rate of increase, says a...

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity Investments has agreed to a settlement of two lawsuits charging it with subjecting its own 401(k) plan participants to high investment fees.

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers are embracing a multichannel approach to convey benefits information to their employees, according to a research brief from The Prudential Insurance Company...

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – LPL Financial LLC has launched its Worksite Financial Solutions website to help employees gain confidence in their financial future.

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – GRQ Investment Management alleges in a new lawsuit that Financial Engines, Inc. and its subsidiary advisory firm, violated two patents related to digital...

August 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Private exchanges have emerged as a potential health benefits delivery option for employers.

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional plan sponsors gained almost 4% in the second quarter at the median, nearly doubling gains achieved during the first quarter, according to...

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has found a wealth accumulation plan (WAP) offered to executives of RBC Capital Markets Corporation is a “pension plan” under...

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Changing retirement plan providers (recordkeepers) doesn't have to be a bad experience.

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thirty-six percent of Americans currently contributing to an employer-sponsored retirement plan have never increased the percentage of salary they defer into retirement accounts.

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Members of the "sandwich generation" are feeling a squeeze on their retirement savings.

August 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey finds most employees do not need to make a six-figure salary to feel successful.