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April 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bank of New York Mellon is accepting new investors into the Mellon Stable Value Fund, a bank-sponsored collective investment fund for defined...

April 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Cleary Gull, Inc. announced a new pre-retirement planning program for United Airlines pilots and their 401(k) plans.

April 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Those saving for retirement may be able to survive on a much lower retirement income than popularly advised, according to a research paper...

April 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Insured Retirement Institute (IRI) released a new report showing Baby Boomers’ confidence in their plans for retirement continues to decline.

April 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Giuliana Rivers joined benefits consulting firm Mercer within its defined contribution (DC) advisory practice.

April 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – AllianceBernstein LP, a global investment management firm, announced that Roberta Matheny has joined the firm as vice president and senior client service officer.

April 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Recordkeeping and custodial services provider Retirement Revolution added vWise’s SmartPlan Enterprise solution to its retirement plan product offerings.

April 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A paper answering commonly asked questions about implementing automatic features for retirement plans is now available for plan sponsors.

April 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released guidance on the treatment of marriages of same-gender couples with regard to retirement plans.

April 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court affirmed a lower court ruling that Baltimore County, Maryland's pension plan discriminates based on age.

April 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will hold a phone forum about retirement plan terminations.

April 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit to recover losses to the Cargill Heating & Air Conditioning Co. Inc. Savings...

April 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court recently dismissed allegations of fiduciary breach and fraud leveled against Wells Fargo.

April 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is offering two free seminars about compliance with health benefit laws in Des Moines, Iowa, and Louisville, Kentucky.

April 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New bankruptcy paperwork filed by city of Detroit includes benefits reductions for the city’s two public pension funds.

April 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Advocate Health Care Network in Illinois is the latest pension plan sponsor facing a challenge to its plan’s status as a “church plan.”

April 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, holding that its retirement plan is not a “church plan”...

April 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Communicating with employees about benefits, including retirement benefits, should not just occur at enrollment.

April 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued guidance designed to more easily facilitate the transfer of...

April 3, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor is hosting its free compliance assistance seminar in Memphis, Tennessee, and Madison, Wisconsin.