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September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In March, the Department of Labor (DOL) prepared general guidance to assist plan fiduciaries in selecting and monitoring target-date funds (TDFs).

September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Healthcare Trends Institute has launched a website providing education about changes relating to health care.

September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Findings from MetLife’s “11th Annual Employee Benefits Trends Study” reveal strategies to increase employee participation in open enrollment season and deliver a better...

September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes were low in August, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Saving for retirement is not something people think about, and the way people communicate has changed over the years.

September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Buck Consultants has released Savings InSight, a solution that will allow employers to automate their defined contribution (DC) retirement programs.

September 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new white paper looks at how plan sponsors can foster better outcomes for participants.

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey found that while U.S. investors are confident about their financial prospects, they underestimate their retirement income needs.

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nine of ING U.S. Investment Management’s affiliated mutual funds have been made available in R6 share classes.

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A New York state senator has introduced legislation he says will protect retirees whose pensions have been de-risked.

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – CANNEX has entered into an agreement to acquire The QWeMA (Quantitative Wealth Management Analytics) Group Inc., a developer of intellectual property and educational...

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Using broader and deeper analytics, Northern Trust has enhanced its ex-ante – or ‘forward looking’ – investment risk-reporting capabilities.

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors are leading the way in shaping the future of the alternative investment industry, a survey suggests.

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) wants to know whether its proposal to show lifetime income projections on retirement plan participant statements is a...

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis Borzi, with the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA), said it has been engaged in...

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC, the fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon, has named Nate Earle as liability driven investing (LDI) product...

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) board of administration has adopted a set of 10 investment beliefs.

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will host a phone forum in October about large case audits.

September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A ranking from BrightScope, Inc. indicates companies in the law industry have the best 401(k) retirement plans.

September 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – UK-based PensionsFirst has formed a strategic partnership with WinTech to bring the U.S. pension industry consistent asset and liability risk analytics delivered in...