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April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS) has adopted a new investment management fee policy.

April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An appeals court ruled that an employer did not terminate an employee due to age discrimination.

April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 7^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined Marshall & Ilsley was entitled to a presumption of prudence for holding company stock in...

April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jay Savan has joined Mercer’s Health & Benefits business in Atlanta as a partner focusing on larger employers.

April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New York City Pension Funds have filed a lawsuit against British Petroleum (BP).

April 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If there’s a magic number that helps people feel optimistic about a successful retirement, it’s half a million, according to Maritz Research.

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bond investors could be living in a bubble, as profits from rising bond prices may be obscuring the truth...

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bond investors could be living in a bubble, as profits from rising bond prices may be obscuring the truth...

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers that don’t effectively communicate the value of their benefits offering may not get the credit they deserve.

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study from Northern Trust found that more institutional investors are considering allocation to alternative indexes for beta management.

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index fell slightly, from 86.98 in March to 86.61 on April 1, 2013—a change Dietrich attributed to...

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many Gen Xers are on the right track to reach retirement, according to a study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute.

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MetLife has added two new health care support offerings for its expatriate customers.

April 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bradley D. Belt will become vice chairman of the Orchard Global Capital Group, effective May 1.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hedge funds continue to attract investors this year, according to panelists at...

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Benefits | April 25th, 2013

More Retirement Accounts Means More Equities

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – EBRI research suggests people who own more than one type of retirement plan are more likely than others to invest a higher percentage...

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A second wave of benefits providers has signed on to join Mercer’s private health benefits exchange, Mercer Marketplace.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aflac’s 2013 WorkForces Report (AWR) found that most employees are not prepared to manage their own health care plan.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lump-sum payouts are growing in popularity among U.S. pension plans as companies face the cost of defined benefit (DB) plans.