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July 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In addition to longevity, inflation and market risks, retirement plan participants may be a risk to themselves, according to Alison Salka, corporate vice...

July 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A health care exchange in Vermont may violate the Affordable Care Act (ACA), said an Associated Press news report.

July 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 6^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found a benefits committee used a reasonable process to conclude it paid a participant's benefits according to...

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Obama administration has delayed for one year the deadline for employer reporting and shared responsibility payments under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report examining state pension funds found that there is no connection between high investment fees and high returns on those investments.

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The investment strategies group of Mesirow Financial rolled out 3(21) and 3(38) ERISA fiduciary services through CPI Qualified Plan Consultants Inc.

July 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lifetime income projections can be eye-opening for participants, but only if they're illustrated effectively.

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you’re not careful, your social media profile can cost you a job, a survey indicates.

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funding level for S&P 1500 pension plans rose to its highest point since 2011, according to a recent analysis by Mercer.

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As of July 1, Canadian senior citizens may choose to delay receiving their Old Age Security (OAS) pension for up to five years.

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Different workplace experiences and employee benefit histories are causing a divide between early and late Baby Boomers regarding their financial security and outlook...

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is seeking comments about implementing a new program to deal with benefits of missing participants in terminating...

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pensions rose by 3.1 percentage points in June to 89.5%, according to the BNY Mellon Investment Strategy...

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Consulting firm Mercer has appointed James Bernstein as leader of its Health & Benefits business for Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from Aon Hewitt says participation in defined contribution (DC) plans is at an all-time high.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a pension reform law.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If there were a defined benefit (DB) versus defined contribution (DC) race, DB would have a 180-basis point lead, contends BNY Mellon.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of pension plans improved over the second quarter of 2013, said UBS Global Asset Management.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment management firm Vanguard now offers retirement plan participants the ability to manage their plan assets through mobile apps.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thirty-seven percent of the nation’s largest Taft-Hartley (union) pension plans do not believe the existing multi-employer pension system will survive current pressures, according...