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March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey indicates the recently mandated retirement plan fee disclosure notices did little to increase participants’ knowledge.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - LGBT investors are more positive regarding their current financial situation than the general public, a Wells Fargo survey found.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Burnham Benefits Insurance Services welcomed Richard P. Asensio as its new vice president and director of Compliance.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Groom Law Group posted a paper that provides an overview of Roth plans, also known as designated Roth plans.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Newport Group appointed Brian Flanagan as regional director for the Midwest.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Hamilton Project of the Brookings Institution recommended a set of reforms it said should make the saving incentives offered to retirement plan...

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution (DC) plans could gain the investment efficiencies enjoyed by many defined benefit (DB) plans, a paper contends.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The funding level of state-sponsored defined benefit (DB) plans dropped 4% in fiscal year 2012.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) prepared general guidance to...

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments is helping 401(k) participants gauge how much income they will need for health care costs in retirement.

March 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments is helping 401(k) participants gauge how much income they will need for health care costs in retirement.

March 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A U.S. Census Bureau’s report, “Employment-Based Health Insurance: 2010,” shows the rate of employer-based health plan coverage dropped from 64.4% in 1997 to 56.5% in...

March 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In 2012, 72% of households owning mutual funds owned them through employer-sponsored retirement plans.

March 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An increase in assets was accompanied by an even larger increase in liabilities in 2012...

March 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Massachusetts municipal pension boards alleging Oppenheimer & Co. made mis-statements about one...

March 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion allowing the Connecticut Retirement Plans...

March 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a new tool to help 403(b) plans find, fix and avoid common errors.

February 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan sponsors should beware of potential fiduciary pitfalls when combining the summary plan description (SPD) and prospectus.

February 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Legislators have introduced legislation to repeal the employer mandate that was included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

February 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sterling Financial Corporation announced a tentative settlement of a lawsuit alleging the company breached its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security...