Pension Settlement Appeal Decreased in October
November 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index decreased from its prior month level of 81.99 and sits at 79.85 as...
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Employers Balance Costs with Effective Benefits
November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-eight percent of executives say employee benefits costs are the leading factor impacting total reward decisions.
TDFs Not Well-Understood
November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only 16% of consumers surveyed by LIMRA said they are familiar with target-date funds (TDFs).
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Wellness Top Health Benefit Cost-Cutting Strategy
November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Workforce health management, or “wellness”, has emerged as employers’ top long-term strategy for controlling health spending.
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Employers Hold Back Health Benefit Costs
November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Growth in the average total health benefit cost per employee slowed from 6.1% last year to just...
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MATC Adds Money Managers to 401(k) Platform
November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC) expanded its ModelxChange platform.
Effective Oversight of RFP Groups
November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are more than a calling card—they are an investment manager’s resume.
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Parents and Adult Children Need Retirement Planning Talk
November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Adult children and their parents struggle to communicate about retirement planning, providing care for elderly parents and...
Disaster Workers Get Health Benefits
November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The federal government extended health care coverage to part-time disaster workers.
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NFP Launches Health Care Reform Modeling Tool
November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – National Financial Partners Corp. launched its Health Care Reform Modeling Tool.
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Northern Trust Expands Frontier Markets Offering
November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Northern Trust launched a Diversified Frontier Markets Index Strategy.
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Retirement Benefits Remained Strong in Recession
November 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement benefits remained mostly intact during the Great Recession.
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Clark Capital Adds Three Portfolios for 401(k)s
November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Clark Capital Management Group added three of its retail strategies to their roster of Navigator 401(k) Solutions.
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Long Thanksgiving Weekend Remains Employer Tradition
November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The four-day Thanksgiving weekend remains a tradition among most U.S. employers.
New Rules Needed for Multiemployer Plans
November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Director Joshua Gotbaum says new regulations are needed so multiemployer plans can stay sound.
Investor Caution Threatens Retirement Savings
November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Four years after the 2008 global financial crisis, a lack of faith in equity investing appears to...
Cammack LaRhette Enters Corporate Retirement Plan Market
November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Cammack LaRhette Consulting, a benefits consulting firm specializing in nonprofit organizations, is expanding into the corporate...
BNY Mellon Master Trusts Have Strong Q3
November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The median return of the BNY Mellon U.S. Master Trust Universe was 4.66% for the third quarter...
Settlement Resolves DOL’s Madoff Suit
November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A $220 million settlement agreement resolves a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Labor against four investment management firms.
N.Y. AG Wins Settlement of Madoff Claims
November 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement of more than $210 million with Ivy Asset Management.