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December 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has vacated a ruling about offsetting pension benefits and remanded the case back to a district court.

December 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It all started when Vickie Haskins, city recorder for the city of Shelbyville, Tennessee, noticed the market was improving, but participant account balances...

December 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Progress has been made in restructuring pension debt for the city of Detroit, according to recent news reports.

December 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most employees say that it does not matter whether their coworkers are men or women, according to a recent survey.

December 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to restore losses to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) based in Warsaw, Indiana.

December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Henderson Global Investors launched the Henderson Unconstrained Bond Fund, a mutual fund that provides investors with a dynamic approach to fixed-income investing.

December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly two-thirds of engaged employees would continue working if they won the lottery.

December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A set of proposed changes to Puerto Rico’s Teacher Pension System has now been signed into law.

December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial services and asset management firm DST reached an agreement to bring its retirement income clearing calculator (RICC) services to Prudential Retirement clients.

December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A California judge has ruled that the pensions of employees for the city of San Jose cannot be reduced, according to news reports.

December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) hopes to remove the trustee of a 401(k) plan based in Elgin, Illinois.

December 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More 401(k) participants are investing in target-date funds over the long term, says a new report.

December 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A good plan uses the right architecture, and the right architecture factors in the behavior of participants, a paper says.

December 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated two publications relating to 403(b) plans.

December 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan sponsors can now submit voluntary closing agreement requests to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Employee Plans Voluntary Compliance function.

December 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided guidance about the application of the rules for same-gender couples relating to certain health accounts.

December 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - National Life Group will increase emphasis on marketing 457(b) plan solutions.

December 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – One year after new Department of Labor (DOL) fee disclosure rules, do you know how much your defined contribution plan costs?

December 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that Regions Financial Corporation, doing business as Regions Bank, will settle a lawsuit filed by...

December 20,2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -- Education can be a way to cut through emotional decision-making, which often leads to suboptimal outcomes, a paper says.