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August 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Canadian parents are delaying their retirement to help their kids pay for an education, according to a recent poll from the Canadian Imperial...

August 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes were low in July, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

August 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Center for American Progress (CAP) has proposed a new retirement vehicle that it says would be less costly and risky than current...

August 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), along with others, commented on a request for information (RFI) regarding a missing participants program.

August 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled for employees who say their collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with their employer guarantee them no-contribution lifetime health...

August 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite concerns, 82% of employers continue to view subsidized health care benefits as an important part of their employee value proposition in 2014.

August 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey found annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $16,351 this year, up 4% from last year.

August 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated a web page explaining retirement plan sponsors’ options for automatically increasing participants’ deferrals.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most Americans would continue to work, even if they won the lottery, a poll by Gallup indicates.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing annuities for retirees' pension liabilities decreased moderately over July, from 109.4% to 108.7% of the accounting liability.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many individuals are saving less for retirement this year, a survey found.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The trustees of union benefit funds have begun a process of repayment to the funds after a recent judgment against them.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Newport Group released the all-new plandestination.com.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America’s investment businesses launched a program that supports clients’ needs to align investments with the environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans who hold the responsibility for making household health benefits decisions are uncertain about health savings accounts’ (HSAs) features.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Buck Consultants has released “Buck on the go,” an iPad application that provides access to thought leadership materials on its website.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SunGard’s MyRetirement income calculator now gives defined contribution plan participants the ability to determine sustainable spending amounts throughout retirement.

August 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plans are becoming a stronger component of higher education institutions’ benefit offerings.

August 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More attention needs to be paid to younger employees when it comes to investing for retirement, according to a new study from Hearts...

August 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from Morningstar suggests holding significant amounts of employer stock in 401(k) plans is bad for companies’ bottom lines.