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August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announced default judgments have been entered against the fiduciaries of two retirement...

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly two-thirds of plan sponsors surveyed said many of their employees are delaying retirement.

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of pension plans continued its climb in July, continuing the upward trend seen in much of 2013, according to Russell...

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Consulting firm Mercer has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the pension wind-up business of PwC in Canada.

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kerry Schnier has joined Mercer’s Health and Benefits business as principal in its Milwaukee office.

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Regulatory complexities for pension plan asset managers will take on new urgency on September 9, when new swap-trading requirements take effect.

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SEC filed a complaint claiming Bank of America and two subsidiaries failed to disclose key risks and misrepresented facts about the underlying...

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SEC charged UBS for its failure to disclose that it retained upfront cash received when it acquired collateral for a collateralized debt...

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A number of organizations have commented on the proposal by the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) on providing participants with lifetime income illustrations.

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Attorneys at Drinker Biddle & Reath identified what they say are a number of deficiencies in Ian Ayres’ study of retirement plan fees.

 

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target-date funds lost 0.6% during the quarter, according to the Ibbotson Quarterly Target-Date Fund Report.

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participant demographics and behavior vary by plan type, an analysis shows.

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In July, large defined benefit plans experienced a $26 billion increase in asset value and a $2 billion increase in pension liabilities.

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity Investments has launched two online resource hubs featuring its Viewpoints articles, which discuss issues about retirement and the bond market.

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Peter Margiotta has joined Strategic Retirement Group as Managing Director of Retirement Plan Services.

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The companies of OneAmerica have introduced a new, streamlined approach for their bundled defined benefit (DB) product.

August 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Displaced workers have suffered setbacks in their retirement savings, a survey shows.

 

August 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – People who prefer to stay up late at night are more likely to have darker personality traits than early risers, a study suggests.

August 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investment data and analytics provider eVestment has launched a new attribution platform for its eVestment Analytics service.

August 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) expressed some disagreement with the DOL's...