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July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Buck Consultants has appointed Bruce W. Sherman, M.D., as the medical director of RightOpt, the firm’s private health insurance exchange.

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The number of cash balance retirement plans has increased, according to a report from Kravitz, Inc.

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With some exceptions, sponsors of 403(b) retirement plans, especially school systems, have problems getting employees to participate in the plans.

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There are more than 40.3 million Americans aged 65 and older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and many in the age cohort...

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MassMutual Retirement has appointed Vince Rainforth as the national practice leader for not-for-profit (NFP) retirement plans.

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers are using job applicants’ social media content to help them decide whether or not he or she will be hired, says...

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) provides evidence premium increases are not needed, said American Benefits Council President James A....

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final rules regarding longevity annuities—aimed at bringing more flexibility to retirement savers using the fixed-income vehicles...

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the use of automatic enrollment is increasing in private-sector retirement plans, public-sector plans offered by local governments are slower in adopting the...

July 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MFS Investment Management has released the MFS Managed Wealth Fund, a flexible equity fund that seeks to provide capital growth with moderate volatility.

June 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While single-employer retirement plans are likely to improve over the next decade, the same cannot be said for multiemployer plans, the Pension Benefit...

June 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Whether a target-date fund (TDF) series is considered “to” or “through” retirement is not the appropriate basis for determining its peers for comparison,...

June 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should reconsider how to think about the growth portfolio in a liability-driven investing (LDI) strategy, Jeremy M. Kish of TeamCo Advisers...

June 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Target-date funds (TDFs) are an important tool for workplace retirement investors, says Steven Anderson, of Schwab Retirement Plan Services, but more efficient methods...

June 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Public K-12 school systems that offer 403(b) plans have an extra tool for solving certain reward and budget issues.

June 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will host a free phone forum about 403(b) retirement plans.

June 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has opened registration to webinars about its recent exposure draft, “Fair Value Measurement and Application.”

June 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When it comes to retirement plan fees, recent regulatory changes and litigation have highlighted the importance of plan sponsors and fiduciaries ensuring that...

June 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employer plan changes brought medical costs down, but medical costs continue to increase faster than inflation, says a new survey by PwC.

June 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) — In 2013, target-date fund (TDF) fees declined, assets rose and new TDF series were introduced to the market.