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November 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The IRS has relaxed employer-sponsored retirement plan loan and hardship withdrawal rules to help victims of Hurricane...

November 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Average daily transfer volume among defined contribution (DC) plan participants was very low during October, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

November 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – “Auto-enrollment is very important to the future of 401(k)s,” contends J.J. McKinney, Retirement Strategies Inc.

November 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Northern Trust’s Integro reporting solution aims to provide a consolidated view of holdings for institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

November 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The LGBT community is concerned they may not be able to maintain their lifestyle in retirement and could outlive their savings.

November 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saving and spending behaviors fluctuate wildly, setting the stage for varying levels of retirement confidence among Americans, a study found.

November 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saint Louis University has selected one company to manage its 403(b) defined contribution retirement plan.

November 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the coming weeks and months, lawmakers will focus on tax reform.

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The nation's state and local public-employee retirement systems had $3 trillion in total cash and investment holdings in 2011.

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Switching from a defined benefit (DB) pension plan to defined contribution (DC) individual accounts or cash balance plans would have negative effects on...

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The markets are underestimating global growth, according to ING sources.

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ contributions continued and withdrawal activity remained low in the first half of 2012.

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan fiduciaries found to have violated federal law claim some of the plaintiffs that sued them are also liable.

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The  Employee Plans Compliance Unit (EPCU) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) summarized information from the multiemployer...

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Effective internal controls are essential to prevent costly mistakes that can jeopardize a retirement plan’s tax-favored status.

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The MetLife Mature Market Institute's Retirement Income Quiz is now available to the public online.

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half (57%) of corporate pension sponsors continue to use liability-driven investing (LDI), an SEI poll...

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Great-West Retirement Services (GWRS) appointed Andrew Howard as regional sales director for the Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia,...

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of Pennsylvania judges is suing the state regarding a mandatory retirement provision of state law.

November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors added $27.7 billion to long-term open-end funds during October, according to Morningstar.