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June 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – J.P. Morgan Retirement Link, the firm’s retirement plan administration platform for small and mid-size employers, has gone mobile with a new iPhone and...

June 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed into law a bill that officials say is designed to ensure Tennessee local government entities fully pay...

June 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FPS Services, LLC, an affiliate of FPS Group, LLC and a Bluff Point company, has rolled out its Investment Provider Xchange (IPX) platform.

June 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BMO Retirement Services lays out four key reasons asset consolidation benefits participants.

June 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A firm that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accused of revoking job offers after learning the candidates’ ages will pay to settle...

June 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Towers Watson made two executive appointments within the company’s investment business.

June 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The companies of OneAmerica have implemented a new three-region sales and distribution structure for retirement services.

June 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Big mergers and acquisitions have altered the defined contribution (DC) retirement plan industry in recent years, leading some to ask what it all...

June 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite the 2,800 rules, benefits can be amped up with the right Social Security planning, says Financial Engines, which rolled out a planning...

June 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The use of collective investment trusts (CITs) is highest among defined contribution plans with at least $250 million in assets, according to Cerulli...

June 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly one-third of workplace retirement plan participants polled have taken one or more loans against retirement savings—and 44% of them later regretted the...

June 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half (52%) of retirement plan participants have used online tools to calculate their retirement income need.

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Just one type of fiduciary liability protection is required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), but it’s not nearly enough, says...

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - House Ways and Means Committee members introduced legislation designed to spur more employee-ownership in private industry.

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Members of the health insurance industry, including insurers and brokers, expect more employers to adopt defined contribution (DC) strategies for health care benefits.

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two U.S. Senators have introduced the Retirement and Income Security (RAISE) Act.

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Retirement introduced a line of new technology tools designed to help participants, sponsors and advisers drive higher levels of plan success.

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants bucked the stock market adage of “sell in May and stay away,” continuing recent trends with a light...

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment research firm Morningstar, Inc. has launched a service to help institutional investors evaluate funds, investment strategies and asset management firms.

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Personal use of technology is one of the leading time-wasters in the workplace, finds a survey from CareerBuilder.