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April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - David Searles has joined The Segal Company’s National Health Practice as vice president and consultant.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Middle-class Americans need professional financial advice, but many do not think they can afford it, a NestWise source says.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has backed off its 2009 proposal to increase reporting requirements by eliminating most reporting waivers.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research shows providing employees with retirement income projections may lead them to save more.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five percent of Section 401(k) plans include an automatic contribution arrangement (ACA), according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 401(k) Compliance Questionnaire.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Qualified Plan Consultants, LLC (QPC) has purchased Pension Plan Services, Inc.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Do you feel like you need more time off? A recent survey from Hotels.com agrees.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Derrick Capps has been named head of consultant relations for Mercer's U.S. benefits administration business.

April 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four in ten (44%) Americans polled admit their retirement savings may not last until the end of their life.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors and registered investment advisers (RIAs) are increasingly using business development company (BDC) stocks, a source contends.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey found all public defined contribution (DC) and hybrid plans offered some sort of financial education and/or advice to employees.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets in governmental section 457 retirement plans increased between 2011 and 2012, the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) finds.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of respondents to a TIAA-CREF survey said they do not understand individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ninety-eight percent of defined contribution (DC) investment consultants polled recommend clients offer a target-date or target-risk investment tier.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has moved forward with a program for pre-approved § 403(b) plan documents.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offers material on its website about international issues affecting retirement plans in the United States.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – How to determine whether a plan is successful or not is a key conversation for advisers to have with sponsors.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – How to determine whether a plan is successful or not is a key conversation for advisers to have with sponsors.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Arizona state lawmakers acted illegally in requiring most sitting judges in that state to pay more into their retirement system, a judge ruled.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Judges from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed two stock drop cases filed by retirement plan participants.