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June 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - David Stacey recently joined Mercer’s Dallas office as partner and senior consultant in its Health and Benefits business.

June 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report signals imminent change in the defined contribution (DC) investment marketplace.

June 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – WMSI has launched a new call center platform with expanded capabilities.

June 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Baby Boomer faculty at higher education institutions say they will delay retirement or not retire at all.

June 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As with all employment sectors, the higher education sector finds employees are saying they will delay retirement.

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Russell Investments recently released a paper that examined the redesign of a retirement plan's core investment menu.

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Significant hurdles stand in the way of wider adoption of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 401(k) plans, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On average, Americans 50 years old or older plan to live more than 20 years in retirement.

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Chrysler Group will freeze its pension plan for U.S. salaried workers at the end of 2013.

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new poll shows 70% of small business owners see threats to business and the economy from the lack of retirement security.

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An appellate court reversed the dismissal of an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action against Amgen, Inc. and an Amgen subsidiary.

June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Revlon with violating federal securities laws by misleading shareholders during a "going private transaction."

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) affirmed its proposal to indefinitely defer certain disclosures for nonpublic employee benefit plans.

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has scheduled a phone forum about FICA Replacement Plans.

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report released by the TIAA-CREF Institute and the Rockefeller Institute of Government shares expert considerations for public sector pension reform.

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Emerging market (EM) equities and fixed income have been the top cash flow fund categories in the United States and globally in the...

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hearing witnesses recommended reforms lawmakers should consider to strengthen the multiemployer plans system.

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The expenses 401(k) plan participants incurred for investing in long-term mutual funds declined in 2012, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) found.

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With health care reform looming, nearly half of U.S. employers (45%) are considering making changes to their total rewards programs or workforce strategies,...

June 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The investment returns earned by educational endowments during 2012 were down compared to 2011.