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February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer match contribution can encourage participants to save in retirement plans, but for those plan sponsors that don’t offer one, certain tools,...

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new tool from J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services gives sponsors and advisers a data-driven view of participant behavior that can help improve...

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Professional services and consulting company Towers Watson has named Chris Ford as global head of the firm’s investment business.

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For defined contribution (DC) plan participants, average daily transfer activity in January remained unchanged from the previous month, according to the Aon Hewitt...

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) established a framework for identifying and remedying funding problems for multiemployer pension plans.

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Over the past couple of weeks, two retirement industry providers have introduced offerings they purport to be the next trend in the evolution...

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large defined benefit (DB) plans lost asset values and gained pension liabilities during January, resulting in a decrease in overall funded status.

February 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Last week, AOL announced it was changing the timing of employer matching contributions for its 401(k) retirement plan.

February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) announced enforcement efforts against two retirement plan sponsors that failed to timely remit employee contributions.

February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Corporate employers have largely favored lump sum offerings as a means to settle pension liabilities, but changing market conditions could buck the trend...

February 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it will pay retirement benefits for a plastic container manufacturer based in Trevose, Pennsylvania.

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most defined contribution (DC) retirement plan participants stayed the course with their asset allocations as stock values generally rose over the first nine...

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Corporate pensions will continue de-risking; allocations will shift with outcomes in mind, and rising interest rates are on everyone’s mind, says a report...

February 6, 2014 (PLANPSONSOR.com) – Stable value funds’ returns were lower in 2013, but the product offerings continue to improve.

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Automatic retirement plan features are gaining traction as a best practice way to help participants achieve retirement readiness, but one provider is taking...

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American United Life Insurance Company (AUL) introduced a pension risk transfer solution.

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While medical plan cost increases continue to decelerate, overall health plan costs are still on the rise, according to data compiled in the...

February 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the population ages and long-term care is a greater concern for retirement, long-term care insurance may become a more widespread employee benefit...

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Large single employer and multiemployer defined benefit plans may get help with funding due to a later date for paying premiums to insure...

February 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional assets tracked by the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire TUCS) saw double-digit returns during 2013.