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June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Diane Improta has joined Rocaton Investment Advisors' defined contribution (DC) leadership team as managing director, defined contribution consulting.

June 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More retirement plan sponsors are adopting a culture of retirement income, according to the 2014 MetLife Qualified Retirement Plan Barometer (QRPB).

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Emerging market (EM) investors are becoming more discerning, changing the landscape of investing, Principal Global Investors says in a new report.

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced an enforcement transition period for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mutual of Omaha Retirement Services is now offering 401(k) Admin Advantage, an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 3(16) administration service.

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Atlanta-based Reliance Financial Corporation has completed its acquisition of Trust Management, Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas.

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has released exposure drafts on other post-employment benefits (OPEB).

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution plan sponsors tend to offer far more investment fund options than the number actually used by the average participant, according to...

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eduardo Jauregui has joined Mercer's Chicago office as leader of its international consulting group (ICG) for the Midwest market.

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term funds netted $39.2 billion in May, increasing the year-to-date intake to $215 billion, according to Strategic Insight (SI).

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined Merrill Lynch $8 million for failing to waive mutual fund sales charges for certain charities and...

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sage Advisory Services, an Austin, Texas-based asset manager, released a liability-driven investing (LDI) solution tailored for small pension plans.

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Global asset manager Russell Investments announced the annual realignment of its global equity indexes to reflect market change from the past year.

June 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a report sent to Congress and the Department of Labor, the Massachusetts Securities Division (MSD) is asking for improved disclosures to retirement...

June 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld a lower court’s determination that inherited individual retirement accounts (IRAs) do not share the...

June 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Independent retirement plan administration firm TriStar Pension Consulting launched a new website featuring improved functionality and navigation for plan sponsors, advisers and participants.

June 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New modeling from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) confirms a straightforward truth—workers in the lowest income brackets are least likely to achieve...

June 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health care costs cannot be ignored as a factor in retirement planning and saving.

June 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – NCR Corporation is offering a second defined benefit plan lump-sum window—this time to retirees and beneficiaries already receiving monthly benefits.

June 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 401(k) plan participants still do not understand some of the basics about saving and investing in their plans, a survey suggests.