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May 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) announced the availability of new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that offer income and...

May 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mutual of Omaha Retirement Services named Patrick J. Bello 401(k) national sales director.

May 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tools and services focused on employee motivation will lead employees to take effective action to save for retirement, a research paper contends.

May 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ADP released the ADP Plan Health Review, a tool to help plan sponsors measure the retirement readiness of their employees.

May 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return for large Taft-Hartley defined benefit plans was 5.13% in first quarter, versus 6.04% for small plans, according to Wilshire TUCS.

May 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kerry James has been named head of Institutional Distribution at Robeco Investment Management, effective June 1.

May 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Regulators are offering relief for certain payment and filing deadlines for plan sponsors affected by the recent storms in Oklahoma.

May 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury issued final rules for employment-based wellness programs.

May 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Efforts to reduce the funding gap with underfunded state pension plans are having little effect, according to a paper from the National Bureau...

May 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While people are optimistic and confident in numerous areas, a survey by Lincoln Financial Group found concern, worry and a sense of unpreparedness...

May 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lockton Benefit Group has partnered with SelectQuote Benefit Solutions to deliver a private insurance exchange for retiree medical benefits.

May 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wilshire Consulting has added actuarial services to complement its investment advisory and outsourcing business.

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are not getting vacations as often as they feel they need them, according to research by Kelton commissioned by SpringHill Suites.

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pensionmark announced its revamped education and communications initiatives with a new Financial Wellness Program.

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hosting a phone forum about the new 403(b) Pre-Approved Plan Program.

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ernest Jordan was hired as head of tax-exempt markets sales for the institutional retirement operations of ING U.S.

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has rejected a retiree’s attempt to continue receiving pension overpayments caused by a glitch in a plan consultant’s computer system.

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lawmakers have introduced legislation to provide relief to nonprofit organizations, such as local Girl Scout councils, which currently have higher pension funding rules...

May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Light on retirement savings and burdened with student debt, African Americans continue making financial progress, according to the follow-up to Prudential’s 2011 study.

May 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new bill could assist homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy by allowing them, under certain conditions, to avoid tax penalties for making withdrawals...