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July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) reported a 12.5% return on investments for the 12 months that ended June 30.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hosting a phone forum about good internal controls.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Using a financial adviser helps bring more focus to the need to save for retirement, a survey found.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Retirement has partnered with ASPire Financial to make Prudential's stable value product available to more school districts that use ASPire as recordkeeper.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal bankruptcy court ruled a plan fiduciary still owes contributions to multiemployer plans though he filed for bankruptcy.

July 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Reliance Trust Company acquired the trust and asset management business of Grand Bank and Trust of Florida, headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, effective...

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Roth participation is more than twice as high among 401(k) participants hired after the Roth introduction than among those hired before the Roth...

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes remained steady in June, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the first quarter 2013, 10% of all participants in Wells Fargo-administered defined contribution plans chose to contribute to a Roth 401(k), when...

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – AdvisorShares' Athena International Bear ETF (ticker symbol: HDGI) will open for trading July 19.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has weighed in on whether certain revenue sharing payments constitute plan assets under the Employee Retirement Income Security...

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pensionmark Retirement Group announced a new retirement plan solution for small businesses.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Punter Southall Transaction Services and P-Solve have jointly acquired financial advisory firm Palisades Capital Advisors.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Paul McKiernan rejoined Commonfund as a managing director for its institutional sales team.

July 15, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Strategic Benefit Services (SBS) named Carol A. Idone vice president of Business Development.

July 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If bond yields keep rising, and equities and other return-generating asset classes outperform fixed-income, plan sponsors may want to pause and consider glide...

July 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The surprising rise in interest rates that began in early May and spiked in June triggered a 2.4% average loss for all bond funds...

July 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs) can complement workplace savings plans and provide a way for employees to diversify their retirement investment efforts.

July 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Illinois Governor Pat Quinn suspended pay for state legislators until they pass public employee pension reform.

July 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors withdrew $43.8 billion from taxable-bond funds and $16.4 billion from municipal-bond funds, making June the worst month on record for bond funds in...