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August 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pete Schroedle has joined OneAmerica in a new executive sales position, in which he will target new and existing clients in the firm’s...

August 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America has agreed to a settlement of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claims related to its sales of mortgage-backed securities.

August 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial services, energy and consumer staples have the best-funded defined benefit plans, according to an analysis by the BNY Mellon Investment Strategy and...

August 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As more state and local governments reform pensions following the recession, public sector employees have more concerns about retirement.

August 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has dismissed a claim that a company violated federal law by not sending a Spanish-language retirement plan document to Hispanic participants.

August 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee financial education is moving from a product-driven model to a true planning model.

August 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rebounding from the economic downturn of 2008/2009, retirement plan participants and plan sponsors are renewing their focus on their retirement benefits.

August 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a request for information (RFI) about the use of brokerage windows, self-directed brokerage accounts, and similar...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Liability-driven investing (LDI) helps a defined benefit (DB) plan meets its liabilities, but liability benchmarking adds precision.

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan participants increasingly realize they are responsible for generating their own retirement income, but many still pass over investment advice offerings, a survey...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new collective investment fund from Alta Trust Company strives to bring an endowment investment philosophy and liquid alternative opportunities to defined contribution...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many Americans hold serious reservations about investing in the stock and bond markets, according to a recent COUNTRY Financial Security Index survey on...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A baby born in 2013 will cost more than a quarter-million dollars to raise, and that’s not including college costs.

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Insurance general account assets are trending towards expanded use of alternative investments, says new Cerulli Associates research, accelerated by an anticipated rise in...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Social Security Administration has declared this week “National my Social Security Week.”

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) retirement plan participants across all age groups are taking to social media for financial information and advice, according to Spectrem...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Attorneys representing Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have requested that a federal court hear oral arguments in a case challenging the “church plan” status...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Given regulatory guidelines that can be difficult to follow, many non-profit 403(b) plan sponsors are finding it harder to maintain a fully compliant...

August 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Northern Trust Asset Management has made a number of senior hires in support of its growing outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) services.

August 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wells Fargo Bank has reached an agreement with several pension funds to settle a lawsuit related to securities lending practices.