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September 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the second quarter of 2013, employee financial wellness continued to improve, according to data from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

September 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most Americans are extremely or very satisfied with their traditional employment-based health plans, more so than those with consumer-driven health plans, according to...

September 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report suggests the United States can learn some good lessons about retirement from other countries.

September 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pinnacle Plan Design LLC, a retirement plan design and administration services provider based in Tucson, Arizona, has hired Lynn M. Young to head...

September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Principal Real Estate Investors has launched Retirement REdirect, a customizable commercial real estate strategy for defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) plans.

September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) has released Form 5500 data from 2011.

September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent webcast, hosted by State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), addressed how plan sponsors can help participants transition from saving for retirement to...

September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Flagstar Bancorp has agreed to settle allegations it breached its fiduciary duties by maintaining company stock as an investment option in its 401(k)...

September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has given the green light to certain claims that fiduciaries to Weyerhaeuser Company’s pension plans breached their duties by...

September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, an investment services provider, has released its SmartTrust, Rising Interest Rates Hedge Trust, Series 1.

September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released new frequently asked questions (FAQs) about implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...

September 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of typical U.S. corporate pension plans fell 0.1 percentage point to 88.1% in August, according to the BNY Mellon Investment...

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Peter Corippo, a former pension chief investment officer, has joined Russell Investments as a senior strategist.

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Research by the Economic Policy Institute finds many people are ill-equipped for retirement.

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While generations of consumers learned important lessons following the 2008 financial crisis, a survey finds Gen Y (born between 1981 and 1988) learned...

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation’s mutual funds increased by $422.3 billion, or 3.1%, to $14.064 trillion in July, according to the Investment...

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – John Hancock Funds has changed its name to John Hancock Investments.

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Chris Covill has been appointed North America sales leader for Mercer’s Health & Benefits (H&B) business, effective September 1.

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) has released its “Best Practices Guide.”

September 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – SEI named Scott Brooks managing director of the Defined Contribution (DC) Business for SEI’s Institutional Group.