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March 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When it comes to retirement planning communication, plan sponsors must remember to lend a helping hand to disengaged and engaged employees alike.

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Putnam Investments has named Kristin Pelling as director of Defined Contribution (DC) Consultant Relations.

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Socially responsible investing (SRI) has not yet hit the mainstream, but perhaps that is because of the myths about SRI that still exist.

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two-thirds of defined contribution (DC) plan providers have launched mobile initiatives focused on plan participants, with more companies planning them, LIMRA found.

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Middle-income Baby Boomers would be less likely to save for retirement if taxes are increased or if tax incentives for retirement savings are...

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – SEI, a provider of outsourced fiduciary management investment services, has added three industry veterans to its U.S. Institutional group.

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Beyond the general education about how to much to save and how to invest, retirement plan participants have issues at different life stages...

March 11, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While employers seek to avoid cost increases for their group health plans, more than half are underestimating the cost of complying...

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Is the Department of Labor (DOL) stepping on toes with its guidance about target-date fund (TDF) selection?

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased by $1.3 billion, or 0.1%, in February. 

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors have new guidance concerning new disclosure requirements mandated by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century...

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A retiree who sued his employer for stopping his medical benefits had his case revived by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two U.S. Senators sent a letter to IBM president and CEO Virginia Rometty asking her to reconsider the company’s recent change to 401(k)...

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In March, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments for a case challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Munder Capital Management, a money management firm serving institutional investors, appointed Jim Kourkoulakos as a senior portfolio manager for fixed income.

March 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many Americans seriously underestimate the amount of savings they need to cover health care expenses in retirement, according to a study.

March 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In February, the nation’s largest pensions experienced a $6 billion decrease in funded status, according to Milliman’s latest Pension Funding Index.

March 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group's Retirement Plan Services business has engaged the Retirement Income Team of law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath to educate plan sponsors...

March 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees and employers are increasingly focusing on total financial wellness and not just retirement planning education.

March 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Great-West Financial has appointed Joshua Haynes as regional sales director for the Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming markets.