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May 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Senate committee has asked the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) for more information about the practice of pension sales or advances.

May 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar, Inc. expanded its equity coverage with the introduction of quantitative ratings and reports for approximately 28,000 companies globally.

May 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) in-plan guarantee assets totaled $2.2 billion as of December 2012, according to a new LIMRA survey.

May 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Both income and age affect how preretirees foresee funding for their retirement, according to a recent Gallup poll.

May 20, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mesirow Financial and RPG Consultants announced an alliance for 3(38) fiduciary services.

May 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Alabama-based dermatopathology laboratory has filed a complaint regarding fees paid to its retirement plan broker.

May 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two members of the Senate Finance Committee introduced legislation that would keep workers' unspent funds from a flexible spending account (FSA) in their...

May 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors must move beyond “one-dimensional” measures of retirement plan success such as participation and average contribution rates, according to a source at...

May 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) will terminate January 1, 2014.

May 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When you look at the big picture, defined contribution plan sponsors making changes to matching contributions was not a widespread reaction to the...

May 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has come to a preliminary agreement with the state’s universities and community colleges to take on some pension...

May 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) ended its fiscal year March 31 with net assets of $183.3 billion, compared to $161.6 billion for 2012.

May 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity Investments has introduced its NetBenefits Smartphone application.

May 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the current low-rate environment, defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors may want to implement a “holistic” glide path solution.   

May 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even through a waning rate environment, the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities stayed stable.

May 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released details about closures planned for May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22 and August 30, 2013.

May 16 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched the Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund to bring alternative investments to a wider investor base.

May 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Inflows for long-term mutual funds during April stood at a healthy $37.8 billion, according to a report from Morningstar, Inc.

May 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill in Congress to ensure retirement security to members of the clergy, church lay workers and their...

May 16, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many employers are making changes to their current health benefit plans as a result of Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations.