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December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plan participants had average daily transfer activity decline in November compared to October, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The growth in so-called “consumer-driven” and high-deductible health plans continues, and they now cover 28% of those with health insurance.

December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many employees are doing their Internet holiday shopping on company time, says a new survey.

December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal Financial Group is offering services with eSignature capabilities to better streamline the transfer from one retirement plan provider to another.

December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plans have already taken some lessons from defined benefit (DB) plans.

December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report urges U.S. retirement plan regulators to examine and emulate other countries’ efforts to improve employee spend-down options for post-retirement years.

December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com)– What tools on retirement plan providers' websites are most effective to help plan participants assess their contribution rates?

December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the U.S. economy has continued to improve, so have nurses’ retirement savings.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The amount employees have saved for retirement may be higher than the retirement plan industry thinks, according to an analysis from Towers Watson.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing pension annuities from insurers increased to 108.4% of liabilities during November.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study from T. Rowe Price indicates public pension plans could benefit from more diversification with their investments.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case raising fiduciary issues and questions about what constitutes prudent investment decisionmaking within employee...

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the workplace holiday spirit, Insure.com has determined a salary value for the many duties of Santa Claus.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Louisiana Sheriffs Pension and Relief Fund (SPRF) is suing technology firm IBM for its connection to the Edward Snowden spying controversy.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit claiming an employer’s pension plan is not a “church plan” under the Employee Retirement...

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Improving stock markets and strong inflows helped investors in stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) earn nearly $2 trillion during 2013.

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Worries about recruiting and training new talent, as more Baby Boomers retire, top the list of challenges facing plan sponsors and advisers of...

December 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many mid-market pension plans are considering de-risking, but still need to create a formal strategy.

December 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent analysis from Russell Investments indicates that some companies still have confidence in their pension plans.

December 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Great-West Life has launched a website to help Canadian employers better educate their employees on retirement planning and saving.