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July 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research shows certain retirement plan design features can increase participation up to 70%.

July 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A shift in focus for target-date funds (TDFs) has created more work for plan sponsors.

July 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The overall funded status of U.S. pension plans was down at the end of 2012, according to an analysis by Mercer.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) heard some findings about small businesses and retirement security.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – From terrorist attacks to catastrophic weather events to wildfires, it seems no matter where you live, there’s potential for a disaster. Are you...

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) reported a 12.5% return on investments for the 12 months that ended June 30.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hosting a phone forum about good internal controls.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Using a financial adviser helps bring more focus to the need to save for retirement, a survey found.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Retirement has partnered with ASPire Financial to make Prudential's stable value product available to more school districts that use ASPire as recordkeeper.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal bankruptcy court ruled a plan fiduciary still owes contributions to multiemployer plans though he filed for bankruptcy.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Reliance Trust Company acquired the trust and asset management business of Grand Bank and Trust of Florida, headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, effective...

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Roth participation is more than twice as high among 401(k) participants hired after the Roth introduction than among those hired before the Roth...

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes remained steady in June, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the first quarter 2013, 10% of all participants in Wells Fargo-administered defined contribution plans chose to contribute to a Roth 401(k), when...

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – AdvisorShares' Athena International Bear ETF (ticker symbol: HDGI) will open for trading July 19.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has weighed in on whether certain revenue sharing payments constitute plan assets under the Employee Retirement Income Security...

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pensionmark Retirement Group announced a new retirement plan solution for small businesses.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Punter Southall Transaction Services and P-Solve have jointly acquired financial advisory firm Palisades Capital Advisors.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Paul McKiernan rejoined Commonfund as a managing director for its institutional sales team.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Strategic Benefit Services (SBS) named Carol A. Idone vice president of Business Development.