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April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The ERISA Advisory Council recommended steps the Department of Labor (DOL) should take to improve the beneficiary designation process.

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Pension & Health Benefits Committee approved actuarial policies aimed at returning the System to fully-funded status within...

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Chicago Equity Partners, LLC hired Paul M. LaCoursiere as managing director and senior fixed income portfolio manager.

April 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Legal & General Investment Management America Inc. (LGIMA), a Chicago-based registered investment adviser, hired Don Andrews, Kimberlee Lisella, Justin Tabellione and Bradley S....

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rising equity prices and bond yields in early 2013 have helped improve pension plan funded status and could continue, according to a source...

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – David H. Dermenjian has been promoted to managing director of the investment advisory group at Mesirow Financial.

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that a health plan can recover benefits paid when an employee is reimbursed by a third party,...

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A former employee of Dignity Health, a California-based health care provider, has filed a complaint regarding its pension plans.

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) added a new project to its agenda.

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) has begun its 56th Annual Survey questionnaire, which will examine trends with defined contribution (DC) plans.

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly one-quarter of workers polled (23%) said their boss has asked them to help out with non-work related tasks.

April 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Cerulli Associates, a research firm specializing in asset management and distribution trends, has released  Cerulli Lodestar.

April 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The past few years have seen a steady increase in real estate investments, according to Chuck Schreiber Jr., chief executive officer of KBS...

April 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has issued a position paper about financing strategies for nonqualified deferred compensation plans.

April 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most defined contribution plan participants were content to stay put with their investments in March, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

April 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Next week, Public Broadcasting System’s (PBS) Frontline program will air a documentary called “The Retirement Gamble.”

April 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo Retirement launched an online tool that helps individuals create a plan for saving and allows them to see their potential monthly...

April 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer announced an initial group of insurance carriers to offer benefits through Mercer Marketplace, its private health benefits exchange for employers.

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Jerry Golden has been named head of government relations for Vanguard.

April 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Jerry Golden has been named head of government relations for Vanguard.