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July 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations requiring more oversight for 403(b) plans make it harder for those plan sponsors that want to maintain non-ERISA...

July 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Changes to rules for employer-sponsored retirement plans are established with regularity, and sometimes it is hard to determine what regulators have in mind...

July 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that regulators consider modifying Form 5500 plan investment and service provider fee information.

July 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group health plan will repay clients for failing to disclose fees to them.

July 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers mark controlling health care costs as their top benefits priority, followed closely by controlling costs and risks for retirement plans, says a...

July 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees who improve their financial knowledge have a better chance of improving the investment returns on their retirement accounts, a paper published by...

July 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A lot can be learned about retirement plan investor behavior from the simplest of actions, according to a Putnam Investments analysis.

July 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Researchers at St. Louis, Missouri’s Washington University have found a connection between good retirement savings habits and good health habits.

July 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - 403(b) plan documents currently may be presented in a myriad of forms, but pre-approved prototype plans are coming, which will provide some uniformity,...

July 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Consulting estimates defined benefit pension plan liabilities will increase between 3% and 8% in total for most plans when they move to...

July 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than two-thirds of state and local public workers polled expressed confidence they would have enough money to live comfortably in retirement.

July 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse, which have each pled guilty to U.S. criminal charges, are asking to be able to keep managing U.S....

July 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RiversEdge Advanced Retirement Solutions announced its mobile application is now available to retirement plan participants whose accounts are recordkept by the company.

July 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A manager of managers approach may help defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors offer more diversified investment options to participants without overwhelming them with...

July 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Delivering all required retirement plan information can be time-consuming and expensive, but it’s a necessary part of ERISA.

July 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In Washington State, same-sex domestic partnerships were automatically converted to marriages as of June 30.

July 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lockheed Martin will freeze its salaried defined benefit (DB) pension plan and transition employees to an enhanced defined contribution (DC) retirement plan.

July 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of corporate defined benefit (DB) plans in the United States increased to 92% during June, with liabilities decreasing 0.2% during...

July 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs) are increasing in importance when it comes to employee retention and recruiting, says a new study from Fidelity...

July 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly one in four investors say they aren’t sure why they haven’t sought professional financial advice, a survey shows, and an equal number...