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May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets in employer-sponsored retirement plans, IRAs, and annuities totaled $19.5 trillion at year-end 2012, up 8.6% from year-end 2011.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employees feel financially insecure, according to a survey from Unum.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased by $24.1 billion, or 1.7%, in April.

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial Engines is expanding its services to include management of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).

May 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed two bills into law to fix the state’s underfunded pension systems.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to the 13th Annual “Mom Salary” Survey by Salary.com, the hypothetical Mom paycheck was greater in the past year.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hedge funds returned an average of 1.04% in April and 4.6% through the first four months of 2013, according to eVestment.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Double digit U.S. equity returns powered a solid first quarter for all institutional plan types, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service...

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Manager search activity increased in 2012 as institutional investors looked to diversify their portfolios, according to data released by Mercer.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just over half (56%) of Americans say they are financially prepared to live to the age of 75, according to findings from Northwestern...

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is seeking comments about rules for lifetime income illustrations provided to defined contribution (DC) plan participants.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo Retirement has added an in-plan guaranteed income solution to the choices of retirement plan investments available for plan sponsors.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Dealing with a critical illness can derail even the best laid financial plans, according to a new study from the Washington National Institute...

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kendall Capital Management named Jared Marx portfolio administrator.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A pension fund filed a lawsuit alleging misconduct in the transaction of credit default swaps (CDS) by a number of large financial institutions.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Adult children get more details about the financial situation of Mom than Dad, according to Fidelity Investments research.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer has launched educational tools to help both employers and employees navigate the new health care system.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ASPire Financial Services has hired Kristin McCarthy as key account executive.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ASPire Financial Services has hired Kristin McCarthy as key account executive.

May 7, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has listed tips to avoid processing delays with plan sponsors’ Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) submissions.