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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.

April 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are on track to replace 61% of their current income in retirement, according to the third annual Lifetime Income Survey by Putnam...

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you caught last night’s “The Retirement Gamble” documentary, you can likely understand it generated some criticism in the retirement industry.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you caught last night’s “The Retirement Gamble” documentary, you can likely understand it generated some criticism in the retirement industry.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – TIAA-CREF’s white paper, “Prepared for Life: Managing Your Plan to Drive Retirement Readiness,” examines best practices to improve retirement plan outcomes.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has released an update of their “Finding a Lost Pension” booklet.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An April 30 webinar from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is marketed toward college seniors and young workers.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan Outcome Assessment will analyze defined contribution (DC) plans to help plan sponsors gauge their participants’ retirement readiness. 

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Governmental plan sponsors who apply for an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determination letter cannot rely on a...

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Governmental plan sponsors who apply for an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determination letter cannot rely on a...

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan provider Ascensus has added David Crotty, Brian Stubbs and Erik Whinery to its national sales team.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hosting a phone forum to discuss findings from its 401(k) Compliance Questionnaire.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A doctor and owner of two medical facilities pleaded guilty to embezzlement from an employee benefit plan.

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - When interpreting how plan sponsors would describe the primary objective for their retirement plans, creating a secure retirement and offering a competitive benefit...

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey of retirement plan advisers (called “consultants” in the study) revealed two important criteria for providers to be included in a plan...

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – What is financial literacy and how does it impact employers’ retirement plans?

April 24, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 30% of 401(k) plan participants said they “paid attention” to the fee disclosures they received last year, according to the quarterly Wells...

April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For many executives, one key to their success is their administrative assistant, according to an OfficeTeam survey.

April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants of retirement plans sponsored by higher education institutions are saving more than their corporate counterparts, a report says.

April 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants of retirement plans sponsored by higher education institutions are saving more than their corporate counterparts, a report says.