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July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Newport Group, a national provider of retirement and executive benefit plans, has opened an office in the Chicago area.

July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pavilion Global Markets Ltd. added two professionals to its transition management team as part of an effort to expand its service offerings in...

July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Retirement has promoted Gary Ward to head the firm’s stable value organization.

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Choosing the right share class needs careful consideration as the Department of Labor (DOL) is paying more attention to investment menu options.

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A secure retirement is achievable, research says, if retirement plan participants start saving early and consistently—and at levels far above 3%.

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stephen Rosenberg, an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and labor law litigator, has joined The Wagner Law Group.

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nuveen Asset Management will use RiskFirst’s web-based analytics platform, PFaroe, to help craft customized liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies for institutional clients, particularly defined...

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Just over half of Americans (51%) would continue to work, even if they did not need to financially.

July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Burnham Benefits Insurance Services, an employee benefits brokerage firm, has named Helen Vits as a senior account executive.

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nationwide Retirement Solutions has released the Nationwide Diverse Managers Fund.

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average participant in the U.S. defined contribution (DC) retirement system is 43 years old and has saved $91,000, according to an industry...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent posting on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC) Retirement Matters blog discusses multiemployer pension plans and points plan sponsors to basic...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new state law calls for members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) board of administration to receive investment-related training.

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – American adults under age 30 favor cash and other lower-risk assets, even as the basis of a long-term investment strategy, according to new...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Natixis Global Asset Management announced plans to fund a research project focused on investor behavior and personal financial benchmarking, based at the Massachusetts...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MassMutual Retirement Services has appointed eight new relationship managers to further support retirement plan sponsor clients.

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Savings in defined contribution (DC) retirement plan accounts recordkept by Fidelity grew 12.9% in the last year, to an average balance of $91,000.

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers are using wellness programs in an effort to reduce health care spending, but employee participation is a challenge.

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A pension plan transaction recently announced by British Telecom, offers a glimpse of a coming pension risk transfer option for U.S. defined benefit...

July 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tired of the same old postcards to participants? Some plan sponsors find a video postcard is very effective for benefits communication.