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November 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional plan sponsors in the Northern Trust Universe gained about 4.5% at the median in the third quarter.

November 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two-thirds (65%) of middle-income ($40,000 to$99,999) American workers are saving less than 5% of their annual income for retirement.

November 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the third quarter of 2012, the Callan Target Date Index bounced back from a poor second quarter with a...

October 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Altegris Macro Strategy Fund integrated the Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Local Fixed Income strategy.
 

October 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal Financial Group and Live Healthy America joined forces to create wellness programs, employee wellness challenges and online tools.
 

October 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fiduciary Investment Advisors (FIA) hired Robert A. Corlito as an investment consultant in the Boston office.
 

October 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Social Security may play a greater role in ensuring retirement security for future retirees, but many remain uninformed about how to maximize this...

October 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – First Allied Holdings Inc. acquired The Legend Group.

October 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new defined contribution (DC) product, 1Plan, allows employers to fund health benefits with control over contribution amounts.

November 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Keep your friends close—especially the popular ones. 

October 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small businesses are uncertain whether they must provide health insurance to employees in 2014. 

October 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lyxor developed a new approach to target-date funds (TDFs) to ensure proper retirement benefits.

October 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review a case in which retirement plan participants sued John Hancock over excessive fees.

October 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The job of regulatory agencies is to encourage the offering of retirement plans. 

October 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When considering ethical behavior, the question is not “what would you do?” but “what should you do?”

October 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Target-date fund (TDF) returns experienced gains in the third quarter.

October 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ibbotson Associates reported target-date funds (TDF) experienced gains in the third quarter.

October 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Discussing health care costs in retirement is a new area for many advisers, and few say they have the knowledge and resources to...

October 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Investments launched the Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund.

October 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many participants have an incorrect view about what they will get from a target-date fund (TDF).