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November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ascensus has entered into a definitive merger agreement with ExpertPlan that is pending regulatory approval.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As older workers increasingly delay retirement, companies may find themselves grappling with an aging work force.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Christina Gregory has been named divisional vice president for CPI Qualified Plan Consultants’ Central/Southeast Division.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly one in five (19%) workers will celebrate Thanksgiving with co-workers either in or out of the office, a CareerBuilder survey discovered.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Adding a defined contribution (DC) component in public retirement systems provides for a more equitable distribution of...

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There are ways to prevent missing out on the full value of Social Security, a Prudential white paper illustrates.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a post-Affordable Care Act (ACA) environment, employers are expanding voluntary benefits and shifting benefit decisionmaking...

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Reenrollment in a QDIA can help improve plan diversification, according to a Vanguard research paper.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS) board voted to ask the Legislature to delay implementation of a cash...

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A 4% spending goal may still be a reasonable starting point for investors who follow a total-return spending approach.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Companies are more lenient this year about allowing employees to shop online during business hours.

November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Cogent Research study provides insight into what DC plan participants want from their plans and plan providers.

November 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Stock and bond funds saw more than $1 trillion of capital appreciation in 2012 so far, according to Strategic Insight.

November 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An automotive parts maker demoted and fired a group of employees because of age, the EEOC charged.

November 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three in four adults said they prefer to receive retirement plan information on paper versus electronically.

November 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many investors are lowering their expectations for their retirement lifestyle.

November 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company expanded its investment option lineup for two qualified retirement plan platforms.

November 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Generation X and Generation Y account for 55% of the participants in defined contribution (DC) plans administered by MassMutual.

November 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Industry groups say the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC’s) reported deficit is misleading.

November 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The PBGC noted its efforts to preserve pensions but that its deficit increased to $34 billion, the largest in its 38-year history.