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March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Part of what may be fueling women’s lack of retirement confidence is a lifelong concern about taking care of family.

March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of women (48%) do not have any retirement strategy at all, according to a study from the Transamerica Center for Retirement...

March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis of government pension plan reforms finds that for most, the reforms fully offset or more than offset the impact of the...

March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While there is considerable room for improvement, 401(k) defined contribution plans have largely been a success.

March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As the government looks for budget solutions, defined contribution (DC) plan tax breaks fall in the crosshairs.

March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - January mutual fund flows of $86.6 billion were record-breaking, and exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets reached a new high of $1.4 trillion at the...

March 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lockton has appointed Jacob Brown and Jim Stabilito as senior executives in the insurance broker's Phoenix operation.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Worksite Financial Solutions platform from LPL Financial LLC provides tools for plan sponsors and advisers to help participants throughout financial life stages.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even if health care reform is a “nonevent” for your company, your employees may still have questions.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. Bancorp Fund Services expanded its exchange-traded fund (ETF) administration and unit investment trusts (UIT) division support services with the addition of Mike...

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Joseph DeLude joins MassMutual's Retirement Services Division as a managing director of institutional sales. 

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey indicates the recently mandated retirement plan fee disclosure notices did little to increase participants’ knowledge.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - LGBT investors are more positive regarding their current financial situation than the general public, a Wells Fargo survey found.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Burnham Benefits Insurance Services welcomed Richard P. Asensio as its new vice president and director of Compliance.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Groom Law Group posted a paper that provides an overview of Roth plans, also known as designated Roth plans.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Newport Group appointed Brian Flanagan as regional director for the Midwest.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Hamilton Project of the Brookings Institution recommended a set of reforms it said should make the saving incentives offered to retirement plan...

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution (DC) plans could gain the investment efficiencies enjoyed by many defined benefit (DB) plans, a paper contends.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funding level of state-sponsored defined benefit (DB) plans dropped 4% in fiscal year 2012.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) prepared general guidance to...