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February 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis of 401(k) plans administered by Fidelity Investments shows the average participant balance increased to another record high by the end of...

February 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the event of a plan audit or litigation, a retirement plan sponsor’s fiduciary process is only as good as it can demonstrate,...

February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Couples may share love and commitment—but they don’t seem to share ideas about their retirement.

February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A question for providers of guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (GMWB) products is whether (and how) the qualified joint and survivor annuity (QJSA) rules...

February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seth Colley joined Great-West Financial as a regional sales director for its bank markets business.

February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you’ve ever sparked a romance with an officemate, take heart—you’re not alone.

February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has answered questions posed in a recent Senate committee hearing about retirement savings.

February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most Canadian couples do not share their views on retirement before saying “I do”, a study found.

February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors continue to diversify their investment portfolios into alternative assets, according to Towers Watson.

February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More employers plan to decrease their pension risk exposure by offering participants a one-time, lump-sum pension payout in 2013.

February 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. mutual fund industry (open- and closed-end funds, and exchange-traded funds) is set to...

February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors added $86.5 billion to long-term open-end mutual funds in January.

February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A LIMRA survey found more than half of U.S. employers have increased or plan to...

February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An appellate court has ruled that a pension plan participant can pursue her claims in court because the plan document does not provide...

February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Market Vectors ETF Trust launched the Market Vectors BDC Income ETF (NYSE Arca: BIZD).

February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The companies of OneAmerica launched Index(k), an approach to retirement plan construction focused on indexed...

February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance reflecting changes to pension funding calculations in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century...

February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Russell Investments introduced Adaptive Retirement Accounts.

February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Consumers will see an increase in the cost of loving in 2013.

February 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Win loss survey data shows the proportion of plan sponsors remaining with the incumbent after...