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December 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Rising health insurance premiums and higher cost-sharing continue to strain the budgets of working families and employers.

December 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Gerald L. Hassell, chairman and chief executive of BNY Mellon, announced executive appointments in investment management and services.

December 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Denise M. Burns has joined Cammack LaRhette Consulting as vice president, Investment Services.

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A case claiming Ameriprise Financial favored its own affiliate funds in its 401(k) investment lineup has moved forward.

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sanford Rich has been appointed to lead the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC’s) efforts to preserve traditional pensions.

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Vanguard study finds defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are planning fewer design and investment changes than two years ago.

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Outflows from U.S. stock funds may surpass 2008’s record of $96.7 billion, according to Morningstar Inc.

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Health benefit consultants from Mercer compiled a list of the top five concerns for employer health plan sponsors going into the new year.

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2012 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements.

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Projected cost increases for all types of medical plans are anticipated to be down by between 0.2%...

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bank of America Merrill Lynch enhanced its Benefits Online site for participants with a new education...

December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The preparation for a pension risk transfer includes many steps.

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bankruptcy court has allowed for the elimination of the lump sum and installment forms of optional benefit payments currently provided for in...

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the New York City Teachers Retirement System has pledged $1 billion to new investments in infrastructure projects.

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) has updated its audit protocols for group health plans.

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – George M. Beale and Jeffrey D. Kayajanian have joined Security Benefit Corp.'s defined contribution (DC) group. 

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Millennials need help to participate in employer-sponsored retirement plans, according to Wells Fargo.

December 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mandatory defined contribution (DC) retirement plans have been prevalent in both public and private higher education institutions.

December 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan design coupled with product design can result in better outcomes for retirement plan participants, said Stephen Bozeman, senior product strategist at BlackRock.

December 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Money-market funds saw their highest monthly net inflows—$72 billion—since December 2008, data from Strategic Insight shows.