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July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The investment strategies group of Mesirow Financial rolled out 3(21) and 3(38) ERISA fiduciary services through CPI Qualified Plan Consultants Inc.

July 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lifetime income projections can be eye-opening for participants, but only if they're illustrated effectively.

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you’re not careful, your social media profile can cost you a job, a survey indicates.

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funding level for S&P 1500 pension plans rose to its highest point since 2011, according to a recent analysis by Mercer.

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As of July 1, Canadian senior citizens may choose to delay receiving their Old Age Security (OAS) pension for up to five years.

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Different workplace experiences and employee benefit histories are causing a divide between early and late Baby Boomers regarding their financial security and outlook...

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is seeking comments about implementing a new program to deal with benefits of missing participants in terminating...

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of U.S. corporate pensions rose by 3.1 percentage points in June to 89.5%, according to the BNY Mellon Investment Strategy...

July 2, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Consulting firm Mercer has appointed James Bernstein as leader of its Health & Benefits business for Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report from Aon Hewitt says participation in defined contribution (DC) plans is at an all-time high.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a pension reform law.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If there were a defined benefit (DB) versus defined contribution (DC) race, DB would have a 180-basis point lead, contends BNY Mellon.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funded status of pension plans improved over the second quarter of 2013, said UBS Global Asset Management.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment management firm Vanguard now offers retirement plan participants the ability to manage their plan assets through mobile apps.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thirty-seven percent of the nation’s largest Taft-Hartley (union) pension plans do not believe the existing multi-employer pension system will survive current pressures, according...

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment research firm Morningstar, Inc. has added three individuals to its retirement solutions group in its Investment Management division.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment research firm BrightScope has ranked 401(k) plans of sports organizations containing more than $25 million in assets.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The combined assets of the nation’s mutual funds rose by $89.1 billion, or 0.6%, to $13.94 trillion in May.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Supreme Court of Louisiana reaffirmed that a law concerning state retirement programs was enacted in violation of that state’s constitution.

July 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced transitional relief from the shared responsibility requirement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for certain individuals.