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April 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only about half of U.S. small businesses polled say they both understand and are prepared for changes called for by the Patient Protection...

April 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seth Perretta has joined Groom Law Group as co-head of its Health and Welfare practice.

April 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent paper from the Commonfund Institute finds a positive connection between active investment management and high endowment returns in equity asset classes.

April 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BMO Retirement Services has released the first in a series of reports intended to educate retirement plan sponsors.

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers are finding more reasons to de-risk their defined benefit (DB) retirement plans, says a new analysis from Buck Consultants.

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Frozen plans will inevitably be terminated, says James Gannon of Russell Investments. It’s just a matter of when, not if.

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants seem committed to keeping their savings in tact as DC accounts make up a growing percentage of U.S....

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis from Putnam Investments, reviewing years of income replacement projection data, finds many retirement savers missed out on recent market surges...

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are reluctant to transfer liabilities to an insurer, saying it is too expensive, particularly compared with the...

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – To improve the retirement readiness of Americans, the Bipartisan Policy Center has launched a Personal Savings Initiative.

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Marcum Financial Services has launched the Marcum Benefits Marketplace, a one-stop shopping resource for health insurance delivery for groups and individuals.

April 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan Administrators, Inc. (PAi), headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, will open its second office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on May 5.

April 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human capital is a key factor in asset allocation, says David Blanchett of Morningstar Investment Management.

April 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Beginning May 1, HSA Bank, a provider of health savings accounts (HSAs), will offer more ways for employees to save and pay for...

April 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alliance Benefit Group – Illinois (ABG-IL) is offering a financial fitness program to retirement plan participants.

April 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has entered into an agreement to acquire Westpeak Global Advisors, a provider of smart beta solutions.

April 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total compensation for chief executive officers (CEOs) at the nation’s largest corporations remained relatively unchanged in 2013, Towers Watson finds.

April 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Regulations designed to encourage small employers to offer employees health benefits could be improved, research suggests.

April 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research indicates defined benefit (DB) plans will turn increasingly to alternative investments during 2014.

April 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Invesco National Trust Company (INTC) will now offer an additional 15 collective trust funds (CTFs).