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April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey found all public defined contribution (DC) and hybrid plans offered some sort of financial education and/or advice to employees.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets in governmental section 457 retirement plans increased between 2011 and 2012, the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) finds.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of respondents to a TIAA-CREF survey said they do not understand individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ninety-eight percent of defined contribution (DC) investment consultants polled recommend clients offer a target-date or target-risk investment tier.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has moved forward with a program for pre-approved § 403(b) plan documents.

April 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offers material on its website about international issues affecting retirement plans in the United States.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – How to determine whether a plan is successful or not is a key conversation for advisers to have with sponsors.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – How to determine whether a plan is successful or not is a key conversation for advisers to have with sponsors.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Arizona state lawmakers acted illegally in requiring most sitting judges in that state to pay more into their retirement system, a judge ruled.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Judges from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed two stock drop cases filed by retirement plan participants.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of retirement plan participants younger than age 34 reported they have left a job in the past five years, leaving the door...

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total U.S. retirement assets hit a new record high of $19.5 trillion as of December 31, 2012.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Parents may not provide the best examples to their children of savings behaviors, according to a survey from T. Rowe Price.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge certified a class in the lawsuit against Verizon about its decision to transfer some pension obligations to Prudential.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The chief investment officer (CIO) for the Wyoming Retirement System (WRS), has been placed on administrative review after pleading guilty to insider trading.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors have taken concrete steps in the last five years to address investment risks.

March 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The use of online calculators and retirement advisers has been linked to higher levels of retirement confidence.

March 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As more health care exchanges go online due to health care reform, fewer businesses will be burdened with a full health care plan,...

March 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Older employees are delaying their retirement, says a survey from human resources and financial services firm Mercer.

March 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Towers Watson, a professional services company, appointed Paul Conley as the U.S. West division leader for the company’s executive compensation consulting business.