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July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Associates Incorporated rolled out the Wilshire Compass Portal, an enhanced Web-based investment manager questionnaire that populates its PC-based fund management tool, Wilshire...

July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Neither an optional defined contribution (DC) plan nor an opt-out of employee contributions should be implemented for the Wisconsin state employees’ retirement system,...

July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company Inc. (GIAC) unveiled a website to help plan sponsors and plan participants navigate the 401(k) marketplace.

July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in employer-sponsored retirement plans, IRAs, and annuities totaled $17.9 trillion at year-end 2011, up slightly from year-end 2010, according to data from...

July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The cost of providing employee medical benefits continues to escalate at double-digit levels around the globe, although some regions are seeing cost increases...

July 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New pension rules will reduce defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors’ near-term required contributions, but will also raise premiums to the PBGC (Pension Benefit...

June 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Changes are coming for U.S. employers that provide retirement benefits to employees in Puerto Rico.

June 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the differing reactions among U.S. business sectors to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Supreme Court ruling, 77% of surveyed organizations are very...

June 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Congress has given final approval to a bill that includes provisions that would give defined benefit plan sponsors some funding relief.

June 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Saddled with student loan debt or a down payment on a house, younger employees see retirement saving as far off.

June 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the 100 largest public-employee retirement systems in the country, earnings on investments totaled $179.2 billion in Q1, according to U.S. Census Bureau...

June 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two companion studies of the nonprofit sector show that investment returns were slightly negative in FY2011 after rising in the range of 12%...

June 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Silvia Frank, program manager at Trinity Health, says 403(b) plan sponsors should share experiences and support each other in creating the best program...

June 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Although guidance is still needed following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act (PPACA), plan sponsors should...

June 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) still faces a contentious political outlook, a provider alert contends.

June 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BMO Retirement Services appointed Matt Smith as director of retirement sales and strategy.

June 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Alliance Benefit Group North Central States, Inc. launched a redesigned website.

June 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The immediate response from the employee benefits industry about the Supreme Court decision on the health care law was to spur employers to...

June 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – To help retirement plan fiduciaries navigate the maze of changing regulatory requirements, MassMutual's Retirement Services Division updated its fiduciary guide.

June 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – To help retirement plan fiduciaries navigate the maze of changing regulatory requirements, MassMutual's Retirement Services Division updated its fiduciary guide.