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November 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new poll reveals employers who sponsor equity compensation plans have an important part to play in educating employees.

November 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators have issued a final rule implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.

November 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - USI Consulting Group launched a newly designed website (www.usicg.com).

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America is moving its $19 billion defined contribution (DC) plan, currently with Fidelity, to the Merrill Lynch platform.

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – FlexShares has launched its Global Quality Real Estate Index Fund.

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alternative exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider ProShares Advisors LLC launched a new investment-grade bond ETF, designed with a built-in hedge against rising interest rates.

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Traditionally, plan sponsors and advisers have focused on fiduciary responsibilities related to the selection and monitoring of investments.

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index shows that for October, the corporate pension funded ratio rose above 91% for the second straight month.

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) reports premiums paid to the federal agency by single-employer retirement plans will increase in 2014.

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking to have funds returned to a retirement plan of a firm based in Cleveland, Ohio.

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe for the third quarter was 4.47%.

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants and beneficiaries of the MassMutual Thrift Plan have filed a lawsuit in federal court against MassMutual.

November 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an effort to improve its financial situation, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is freezing its defined benefit plan for lay employees.

November 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors need to change the message of retirement to one of empowerment—not a dismal single life event—for plan participants. 

November 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many Americans oppose changes to tax regulations for retirement savings accounts, a survey shows.

November 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees need to make their expectations about retirement more realistic.

November 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Best practices for fee management are increasingly important to defined contribution (DC) retirement plans.

November 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The endowment returns of U.S. colleges and universities show an improvement from last year.

November 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assembling the right retirement plan committee can make or break participant outcomes and often boils down to a function of diversity, communication and...

November 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced the yearly maximum guaranteed benefit for a 65-year-old retiree will increase next year to nearly $59,320...