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August 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A district court has again decided “five years of service” is not a valid normal retirement age (NRA) to use for a cash...

August 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets in the U.S. received more than $42 billion of inflows in the month of July.

August 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed an executive order last week that will create a unit of investigators for uncovering pension fraud in...

August 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just 11% of investors scored an 'A' on an eight-question investment literacy quiz given by John Hancock.

August 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has moved forward a class action claim regarding Lockheed Martin’s retirement plan stable value fund offering.

August 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – During the first half of this year, investors globally contributed $665 billion of net inflows to funds worldwide excluding money markets.

August 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension plan participation is much higher among couples when they are viewed as a unit, rather than measured separately as married men and...

August 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The delay of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) could result in big costs over the long...

August 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Having good internal controls can help retirement plan sponsors eliminate or reduce errors in plan operation.

August 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Syracuse University, along with its exclusive retirement plan provider, TIAA-CREF, have announced a revamped plan.

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court found the application of the presumption of prudence to be appropriate at the motion to dismiss stage.

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announced default judgments have been entered against the fiduciaries of two retirement...

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly two-thirds of plan sponsors surveyed said many of their employees are delaying retirement.

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of pension plans continued its climb in July, continuing the upward trend seen in much of 2013, according to Russell...

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Consulting firm Mercer has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the pension wind-up business of PwC in Canada.

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kerry Schnier has joined Mercer’s Health and Benefits business as principal in its Milwaukee office.

August 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Regulatory complexities for pension plan asset managers will take on new urgency on September 9, when new swap-trading requirements take effect.

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SEC filed a complaint claiming Bank of America and two subsidiaries failed to disclose key risks and misrepresented facts about the underlying...

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SEC charged UBS for its failure to disclose that it retained upfront cash received when it acquired collateral for a collateralized debt...

August 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A number of organizations have commented on the proposal by the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) on providing participants with lifetime income illustrations.