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June 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) will be holding a seminar in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on complying with laws about health plans.

June 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Frank O’Connor joined the Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) as vice president of research and outreach.

June 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Dallas Salisbury fields a lot of questions about how to define retirement plan success in his role as president and CEO of the...

June 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Non-profit organizations that sponsor 403(b) plans are simplifying investment platforms by streamlining the options available for participants.

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On the first day of the PLANSPONSOR National Conference (PSNC) in Chicago, current and former PLANSPONSOR of the Year winners and finalists shared...

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –The industry faces challenges from several directions, and retirement plan executives discussed ways to address them, such as income replacement, plan design and how...

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – “I think the retirement crisis is beyond a crisis,” says U.S. Representative Reid Ribble (R-Wisconsin).

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With so much regulatory complexity surrounding defined contribution (DC) retirement plans, it is not unusual for plan sponsors to overlook the more obvious...

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Target-date funds (TDFs) are again put in the Department of Labor (DOL) spotlight for comments. Widely held in retirement accounts, TDFs may not...

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SPARK Institute Business Ideas Exchange Committee has released its new “RFP Guide for Selecting Defined Contribution Service Providers.”

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BMO Global Asset Management is now offering retirement share classes for four BMO Funds.

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Jon Hale has been named the director of North American manager research for Morningstar Inc.

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Corporations and nonprofits, as well as their advisers, in San Antonio, Texas, now have a new resource for fiduciary services.

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The governor of Oklahoma, Mary Fallin, has signed legislation ending the traditional pension retirement plan for new state employees in favor of a...

May 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When it comes to qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs), plan sponsors and recordkeepers need to head off potential issues before they become larger...

May 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Measures of defined benefit (DB) plan liabilities currently used by plan sponsors do not tell the whole story, contends a paper from Russell...

May 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has ordered an Oregon realtor to repay more than $400,000 to the participants of its profit-sharing plan.

May 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey shows marked differences in the perspectives, behaviors and attitudes male and female employees display towards their health and well-being.

May 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) issued final regulations relaxing some reporting for multiemployer pension plans.

May 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment research firm Morningstar, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire online financial wellness provider HelloWallet Holding, Inc.