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August 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Benefit Advisors Network (BAN) has partnered with Liazon to deliver a private health care exchange solution to their clients online.

August 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – USEC Inc. has frozen its defined benefit pension plan covering nonunion employees.

August 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained a default judgment to restore employee contributions to the retirement plan of a Pennsylvania nonprofit...

August 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The presidential proposal to cap retirement savings could affect even more workers than previously thought, according to a new study from Employee Benefit...

August 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In its most recent analysis of 401(k) retirement accounts, Fidelity Investments found that saving just a small amount more each month can positively...

August 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Baby Boomers acting as adult caregivers have found the experience more challenging in several ways, including cost, said a study from the Bankers...

August 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent news report from Reuters revealed that T. Rowe Price Group Inc. permanently banned about 1,300 American Airlines employees from trading among...

August 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent study found that while a large percentage of retirement plan participants now own smartphones and tablets, there is still a hesitance...

August 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey from the Pew Research Center found that a small percentage of Americans still use dial-up service to connect to the Internet.

August 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) has sent comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on sample language issued about...

August 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent poll found that Americans are divided on whether technology impacts their lives in a positive or negative way.

August 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most uninsured employees cite cost as the main reason for not having health insurance coverage, said research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute...

August 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plans that instituted retirement readiness best practices into their design saw employee retirement savings rates increase up to 74% following such changes.

August 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. state pensions are showing some signs of stabilization, but significant improvement in funded levels will take many more years, said a new...

August 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced that it will be paying retirement benefits for a vehicle transportation business based in Atlanta, Georgia.

August 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent Gallup poll found that many people are still not overly familiar with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).

August 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has alleged that DTK Computer Inc. failed to take control of its retirement plan’s assets.

August 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently filed a lawsuit that seeks restoration of missing employee contributions in a New Jersey-based plan.

August 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors should pay attention to, and ask questions about, the data management of their plan-related service providers.

August 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A failure to negotiate job offers means many workers are leaving money on the table, according to a new survey.