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April 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though a worthy idea, the target-date (TD) fund concept appears to have been implemented hastily and poorly, a paper asserts.

April 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended regulators take certain steps to make plan-to-plan rollovers easier for defined contribution (DC) participants.

April 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The vast majority of full time working Americans (79%) admit they are in jobs that do not reflect their true career passions.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Benefit Advisors (UBA) launched its PPACA Resource Center.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Multiemployer pension plans need timely action from Congress to reinforce and stabilize them, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says.
 

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Annuity buy-ins come with both advantages and disadvantages that plan sponsors should weigh before deciding on the best de-risking strategy.  

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court denied the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC’s) attempt to recover retirement plan losses from Morgan Stanley.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With the right combination of plan design and automated program features, retirement plan effectiveness can often be improved within reasonable budget levels, a...

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirees who have a positive relationship with their plan provider are more likely to keep their assets with that provider, a study finds.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirees who have a positive relationship with their plan provider are more likely to keep their assets with that provider, a study finds.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dan Schatz joined ING U.S.’ Retirement business April 1 to support the Large Corporate Markets’ Business Development team.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased $41.8 billion, or 3%, in March.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Baby Boomers’ confidence in doing a good job preparing financially for retirement has declined.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite strong performance of U.S. equity markets in 2012, 94% of U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans remained underfunded, according to Wilshire...

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Guardian Retirement Solutions launched its Retirement Style Matters website in conjunction with National Retirement Planning Week.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A domestic relations order (DRO) cannot be qualified under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) once the participant's account is in pay...

April 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A significant portion of employees in the state of Maryland (49%) do not participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan, says the Schwartz Center...

April 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors considering pension risk transfers should take steps ahead of time.

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Buck Consultants offers an audit and training program to help employers that sponsor group health plans comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an April 11 webinar, an official from the Social Security Administration will explain about calculating and claiming benefits.