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November 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – American Century Investments has launched a new online tool for retirement plan sponsors and advisers to better assess plan effectiveness.

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court in northern Indiana ruled a retirement plan sponsor must pay nearly $4,500 in penalties for failing to provide historical,...

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) won judgment from a federal district court to have funds restored to a retirement plan based in Ayer,...

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nationwide Retirement Solutions is now offering comprehensive, mobile-optimized access to its public-sector retirement plan website without use of an application.

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. higher education institutions are implementing consolidations and refining features to drive down retirement plan costs, a Transamerica study shows.

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Benefits Council wants to clarify possible misconceptions surrounding deficit information from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The state pension fund in Colorado lowered its long-term investment return expectations from 8% to 7.5%.

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Various union workers have filed a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta regarding pension reform measures.

November 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The annual report of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) puts the agency’s deficit at about $36 billion for the 2013 fiscal year.

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The value of the Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index increased during October.

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has requested an extension for collecting termination premium information.

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Dozens of retired firefighters and police officers are suing the city of Providence, Rhode Island, to contest pension reforms that would adversely affect...

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis of 401(k) participants with balances in excess of $1 million shows similar patterns of saving and investing behavior.

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to simplify regulations about reporting requirements and health care coverage.

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Revisions to the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) rules governing contributions to safe harbor 401(k) and 403(b) plans make it easier for struggling companies...

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index showed six days of above-normal daily transfer activity during the month of October.

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Custodia Financial is partnering with TSA Consulting Group, a provider of retirement plans administration services.

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study shows that the funded ratios for public pension plans have fallen over the last year.

November 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Equity funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are on track to attract $450 billion in 2013.

November 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) reveals that more employees are preserving their retirement savings as they change jobs.