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May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has reached a settlement with Ernst & Young LLP, the former auditor of the now-defunct Lehman...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – “Two years ago, we noticed a lack of participants who were on track to replace adequate income in retirement,” says Ann Gormley, senior...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The common law of attorney-client privilege is intended to enable clients to speak with their attorneys in trusted confidence about work-related issues.

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seyfarth Shaw, a law firm specializing in employment and benefits law, unveiled a new Employee Benefits Administrative Service Center for retirement plan clients.

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fewer Americans plan to rely on a 401(k) account as their main source of retirement income than planned to prior to the recession,...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The estimated funded level of defined benefit (DB) plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies fell another 1% in April to 84%, according to...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Simply measuring the average participant’s retirement savings shortfall will not help employers improve plan outcomes, says Kris Gates, vice president of customer experience...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While nurses spend their lives taking care of others, they fall behind in taking care of their own financial future, a Fidelity Investments...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Small plans underperformed large plans for the first quarter of 2014 which pulled the median return for all institutional assets tracked by the...

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) initiated a lawsuit against a group health plan for failing to disclose fees.

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) filed a complaint in federal court against a Tennessee profit-sharing plan over allegedly imprudent...

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) proposed updates to model notices informing workers of their eligibility to continue health care coverage through the Consolidated...

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans decreased to 86% in April, according to Wilshire Consulting.

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief supporting appeals by the Committee of Retirees of...

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors need to offer a greater variety of target-date fund glide path options to meet the differing needs of participants, Transamerica says...

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Job mobility for state and local government workers could be a detriment to their retirement savings, an analysis indicates.

May 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The smallest of employers are gaining enough confidence in the economic growth of their businesses to increase efforts to help employees save for...

May 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There are four main fiduciary duties the Department of Labor (DOL) expects from plan sponsors.

May 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – UBS Wealth Management Americas launched an online portal that provides education about equity awards and access to financial planning advice for equity compensation...

May 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As companies make changes to retiree health care benefits offerings, they should consider the related accounting implications.