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May 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most middle-class military families trust the financial planners they work with, according to a recent survey.

May 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Robert Leary has been named executive vice president and president of TIAA-CREF Asset Management.

May 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Guidance is needed for employer wellness programs so that they can avoid violations of federal equal employment opportunity laws, a panel of experts...

May 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bruce Feibel was named head of performance analytics at BNY Mellon Investment Management.

May 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Xerox has released BenefitWallet, an online portal that allows employers and health plans to manage multiple health accounts on one platform.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Newkirk, a provider of marketing communications for financial and health care companies, announced completion of its Roth Conversion Analyzer.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MacKay Shields LLC hired Laurie Russman to the firm’s distribution team as managing director.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution plan participants’ daily transfer volumes continue to decline since January—to 0.024% of balances per day in April, according to the Aon...

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Bank Institutional Trust and Custody in Denver has named Jon Reiners as vice president and business development officer.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. Bank Institutional Trust and Custody in Denver has named Jon Reiners as vice president and business development officer.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eighty-two percent of companies responding to a recent survey offer some form of wellness incentives and/or disincentives.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many part-time employees are confused about what the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be and are not getting much help...

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets in employer-sponsored retirement plans, IRAs, and annuities totaled $19.5 trillion at year-end 2012, up 8.6% from year-end 2011.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employees feel financially insecure, according to a survey from Unum.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased by $24.1 billion, or 1.7%, in April.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial Engines is expanding its services to include management of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed two bills into law to fix the state’s underfunded pension systems.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to the 13th Annual “Mom Salary” Survey by Salary.com, the hypothetical Mom paycheck was greater in the past year.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds returned an average of 1.04% in April and 4.6% through the first four months of 2013, according to eVestment.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Double digit U.S. equity returns powered a solid first quarter for all institutional plan types, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service...