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August 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lower court applied the wrong standard when determining that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR) proved its fiduciary breach did not cause losses...

August 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State pension systems earned a median 7.2% annualized return over the 10 years ended June 30, 2013, with individual pension fund returns ranging...

August 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Human resources consulting firm Buck Consultants at Xerox is making changes to its retirement plans.

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bill awaiting President Barack Obama’s signature would provide extended funding relief for defined benefit (DB) retirement plan sponsors.

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wilshire Associates Incorporated announced the launch of two indices designed to provide insight into an investment category that is difficult to benchmark—liquid alternatives.

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial stress is a significant part of the overall stress that plan participants feel, a survey says, but plan sponsors can take steps...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average target-date fund (TDF) enjoyed nearly a 4% return for the second quarter of 2014, buoyed by U.S. large cap, emerging market...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The assets of health savings accounts (HSAs) reached an estimated total of $22.8 billion as of June 30, according to Devenir Group LLC.

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate pension plans fell to 86% during the month of July, according to Wilshire Consulting.

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a number of private letter rulings finding defined benefit (DB) plan lump-sum windows offered to beneficiaries...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than three-quarters (78%) of the world’s employers are strongly committed to creating a workplace culture of health, according to survey results from...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index slipped eight points in the second quarter to reach +29, driven by increased pessimism among...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers can quickly boost outcomes in their defined contribution (DC) retirement plans by improving participants’ Social Security withdrawal behaviors, a new analysis suggests.

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While much time is spent selecting investment managers, not nearly enough time is spent in establishing a processing for terminating such managers, says...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc. (GIAC) released a new tool to help financial professionals mitigate fiduciary risk for their plan sponsor...

August 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Chicago college refused to hire an adjunct professor for a full-time position because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

August 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced a $500 million global infrastructure partnership with UBS Global Asset Management (UBS).

August 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many retirement plan third-party administrators (TPAs) responding to a recent survey indicated they most often charge a full document fee for Pension Protection...

August 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension deficits for companies on the S&P 1500 Index remain above year-end 2013 levels, following a drop in equity markets and a minor interest rate...

August 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some employees are being replaced by new technology, says a new survey from human capital solutions provider CareerBuilder.