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April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employee benefits and financial services consulting firm Mercer added four new hires to its senior defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) consulting...

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When asked what stage in life they remember most fondly, both Centenarians and Baby Boomers express the most nostalgia for their 30s (20%...

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New analysis from Fidelity Investments shows the average balance of its client’s 401(k) accounts reached $88,600 during the first quarter of 2014, boosted...

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the past 30 years, investors, including retirement plan sponsors and participants, have found comfort in fixed-income investments.

April 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has been able to significantly reduce the costs for its investment operations over the past two...

April 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Roth 401(k) plan features are gaining in popularity, Aon Hewitt research finds.

April 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors in North America and Europe are making use of smart beta indexes in diverse ways, according to a survey from global asset...

April 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Helping employees attain financial wellness is not just another part of the benefits program—it can be healthy for a company’s bottom line.

April 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BlackRock, Inc. has expanded its proprietary CoRI retirement suite with new income projection and portfolio allocation analysis tools.

April 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – TSA Consulting Group, Inc., a provider of 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plan administration services, has acquired Security Financial Resources, Inc.’s 403(b) Plan Solutions...

April 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Benz Communications will present a series of free webinars for plan sponsors about the topic of making employee benefits communications more effective.

April 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors can do more to increase the power of participant account statements as a retirement savings communications tool.

April 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The hottest issue for those in the retirement benefits industry right now is benefit adequacy, according to Fred Reish.

April 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers want to offer employees a good health care plan, but many have concerns about their ability to control key factors impacting the...

April 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half of retirees say they have withdrawn funds from retirement accounts, usually to cover short-term expenses, without a strategy in place...

April 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – VALIC, a retirement plan services provider, has integrated LPL Financial’s Worksite Financial Solutions platform into its suite of offerings.

April 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Segal Group revealed plans to expand the firm’s defined contribution (DC) retirement plan services staff.

April 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Andrew Duren joined UBS Wealth Management Americas as head of institutional consulting and retirement program administration and operations.

April 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit (DB) plans still make up the majority of primary retirement savings vehicles for U.S. municipalities, research reveals.

April 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new online portal from InHub LLC, a Securities and Exchange Commission-registered online investment adviser, helps fiduciaries quickly develop and circulate requests for...