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April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers that don’t effectively communicate the value of their benefits offering may not get the credit they deserve.

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study from Northern Trust found that more institutional investors are considering allocation to alternative indexes for beta management.

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index fell slightly, from 86.98 in March to 86.61 on April 1, 2013—a change Dietrich attributed to...

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many Gen Xers are on the right track to reach retirement, according to a study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute.

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MetLife has added two new health care support offerings for its expatriate customers.

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bradley D. Belt will become vice chairman of the Orchard Global Capital Group, effective May 1.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hedge funds continue to attract investors this year, according to panelists at...

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Benefits | April 25th, 2013

More Retirement Accounts Means More Equities

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – EBRI research suggests people who own more than one type of retirement plan are more likely than others to invest a higher percentage...

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A second wave of benefits providers has signed on to join Mercer’s private health benefits exchange, Mercer Marketplace.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aflac’s 2013 WorkForces Report (AWR) found that most employees are not prepared to manage their own health care plan.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lump-sum payouts are growing in popularity among U.S. pension plans as companies face the cost of defined benefit (DB) plans.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lump-sum payouts are growing in popularity among U.S. pension plans as companies face the cost of defined benefit (DB) plans.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are on track to replace 61% of their current income in retirement, according to the third annual Lifetime Income Survey by Putnam...

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you caught last night’s “The Retirement Gamble” documentary, you can likely understand it generated some criticism in the retirement industry.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you caught last night’s “The Retirement Gamble” documentary, you can likely understand it generated some criticism in the retirement industry.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – TIAA-CREF’s white paper, “Prepared for Life: Managing Your Plan to Drive Retirement Readiness,” examines best practices to improve retirement plan outcomes.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has released an update of their “Finding a Lost Pension” booklet.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An April 30 webinar from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is marketed toward college seniors and young workers.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan Outcome Assessment will analyze defined contribution (DC) plans to help plan sponsors gauge their participants’ retirement readiness.