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April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirees who have a positive relationship with their plan provider are more likely to keep their assets with that provider, a study finds.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dan Schatz joined ING U.S.’ Retirement business April 1 to support the Large Corporate Markets’ Business Development team.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets increased $41.8 billion, or 3%, in March.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Baby Boomers’ confidence in doing a good job preparing financially for retirement has declined.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite strong performance of U.S. equity markets in 2012, 94% of U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans remained underfunded, according to Wilshire...

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Guardian Retirement Solutions launched its Retirement Style Matters website in conjunction with National Retirement Planning Week.

April 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A domestic relations order (DRO) cannot be qualified under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) once the participant's account is in pay...

April 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A significant portion of employees in the state of Maryland (49%) do not participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan, says the Schwartz Center...

April 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors considering pension risk transfers should take steps ahead of time.

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Buck Consultants offers an audit and training program to help employers that sponsor group health plans comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an April 11 webinar, an official from the Social Security Administration will explain about calculating and claiming benefits.

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees want to understand their benefits better and employers could improve their benefits communications, a survey suggests.

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MFS Investment Management has rolled out its Class R5 shares, offering a lower-cost investment for plan sponsors.

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In anticipation of health care reform and the increasing complexity of benefits offerings, BeneTrac, a Paychex company, launched a new call center service.

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The typical U.S. pension plan’s funding ratio increased by nearly five percentage points during the first quarter of 2013.

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A retirement plan survey of independent, not-for-profit research institutes shows a renewed focus on fiduciary responsibility.

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement benefit decisions can no longer be made without factoring in health care, according to a source at Manning & Napier.

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ronald J. Triche will join the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) as director of Government Affairs and assistant general counsel.

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The rate of growth for cash balance plans is significantly higher than for 401(k) plans, according to Kravitz, Inc.
 

April 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A court ruled that a company’s officers are not fiduciaries to a multiemployer plan and thus not liable for unpaid contributions.