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January 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A 16% increase in 2014 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums pushed Mercer’s Pension Buyout Index into positive territory, meaning it could be...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) published an implementation guide for its new standards regarding accounting and financial reporting for pensions.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Approval for an auto-enrolled retirement plan at the federal level is near unanimous, but there may still be some bumps to iron out.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Proposed legislation from Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) would expand access to privately run, portable retirement plans for all workers.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly all Canadians plan to rely on government retirement provisions to support themselves during retirement, a recent study shows.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should take time at the year’s start to evaluate the health of their retirement plans, as well as see how they...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State and local government employees are being asked to contribute more to their retirement plans, says a recent issue brief.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In this new age of fee disclosure, it may be surprising to some that more than one-quarter (26.6%) of respondents to PLANSPONSOR’s 2013...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Public labor unions in Illinois are suing the state to challenge a new pension reform law.

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A premium comparison suggests the public health care exchange created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) may be an attractive...

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ING U.S. Inc., soon to be rebranded as Voya Financial Inc., named Stephen Keating as head of large corporate market sales for its...

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan participants are seeking a financially secure retirement, with more than one-third (34%) seeing the generation of guaranteed monthly income as the main...

January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – President Obama raised both hopes and eyebrows when he introduced new proposals for combating America’s retirement crisis during his fifth State of the...

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With fiduciary decisions undergoing increased scrutiny, many plan sponsors are considering the possibility of outsourcing certain fiduciary duties, says a new paper.

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans tend to view defined contribution (DC) retirement accounts favorably, and they like the way DC contributions and withdrawals are taxed, research shows.

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many employees are not putting the brakes on work to enjoy a lunch break, but are merely yielding to fit lunch in, a...

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to decrease pension risk exposure and insulate plans from fluctuating economic conditions, more defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are realigning...

January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – OneAmerica has launched Index(b), an indexed investing option designed for nonprofit organizations.

January 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Secretary of Labor, Thomas E. Perez, has filed a federal court brief disputing a district court’s dismissal of John Hancock’s liability in an...

January 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Strategic Investment Group has named Markus Krygier as a managing director for the firm.