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October 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many young adults are living with their parents and it is having an impact on their parents’ finances and ability to save, a...

October 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Charlotte West moved within Mercer to become health and benefits principal at the firm’s Minneapolis office.

October 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – American workers believe they will be working well into their retirement years, according to a new survey.

October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court in California declined to dismiss a lawsuit by a retirement plan participant accused of embezzling whose plan account balance...

October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – UBS Wealth Management Americas announced plans to rebrand and relaunch its equity plan business under the moniker UBS Equity Plan Advisory Services.

October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) has asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for clarification on mid-year amendments to safe...

October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court found former employees’ reliance on a statement they would be eligible for pension benefits was not reasonable.

October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Index increased again during September, growing from 94.77 to settle at 96.19 as of October 1, 2013.

October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plans currently account for approximately half of participants’ total investable wealth, according to the Cogent Research DC Participant Planscape Study.

October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement income from private-sector retirement plans has become more common, according to a new study.

October 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) intends to appeal the order of a bankruptcy court.

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The industry-wide focus on improving fee transparency and reasonability has not significantly reduced litigation risks for plan sponsors and others acting as retirement...

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Fannin County, Georgia, alleging that federal law was violated when the...

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In 2013, U.S. companies and their employees saw the lowest health care premium rate increases in more than a decade, according to an...

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average 401(k) account balance for those consistently participating in their 401(k) plans for the four years from 2007 through 2011 was up...

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Millennium Trust Company will be a recommended custodian for investors and offering groups using the FNEX.com Private Securities Marketplace.

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nationwide Retirement Solutions has launched an interactive retirement planning website.

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing annuities from an insurer rose in September from 108.8% to 108.9%, according to the Mercer U.S. Pension Buyout Index.

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While some experts foresee rising interest rates as a boon to pension plan investments, others are more cautionary in their predictions.

October 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The complete effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will not be known until after 2014, but some changes are...