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Products | June 19th, 2012

RIA Expands Services to Include DC Planning

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Appropriate Balance Financial Services, Inc. (ABFS) will expand its services to offer 401(k) and 403(b) pension planning.

Administration | June 19th, 2012

Pension Funding Stabilization Not Long-Term Cure

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension funding stabilization provisions of a bill currently going through Congress would provide pension plan sponsors some short-term relief, but would not address...

Products | June 19th, 2012

Plan Value Not About Fees Only

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benchmarking services are emerging that can compare the suite of retirement plan services against costs to plans of similar size and...

Products | June 19th, 2012

Plan Value Not About Fees Only

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benchmarking services are emerging that can compare the suite of retirement plan services against costs to plans of similar size and...

Benefits | June 19th, 2012

Funding Gap Widens for State Pensions

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The shortfall in funding states’ retirement systems has grown to at least $1.38 trillion, according to a report from Pew Center on the...

Deals and People | June 19th, 2012

Mercer Expands Capacity to Support Pension Risk Transfer

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer Investments has appointed Bernie Hughes to the position of senior consultant in its Annuity Settlement Group.

Deals and People | June 19th, 2012

MassMutual Adds Rocky Mountain Area Sales Director

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has hired Patrick Alfano as a sales director.

Administration | June 19th, 2012

Institutional Investors Warming Up to Alternatives

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There’s been an uptick in global demand for alternative investments to support diversification and alpha generation, according to the 2012 Global Survey on...

Compliance | June 18th, 2012

DOL Secures 401(k) Funds from Government Contractor

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The former CEO of a defunct Southern California electrical contractor has agreed to restore more than a half-million dollars in 401(k) funds to...

Benefits | June 18th, 2012

Companies Not Confident in Understanding ACA Requirements

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just 40% of HR decision makers from large organizations are very confident about their understanding of employer requirements under the Affordable Care Act...

Administration | June 18th, 2012

Most TDFs Employ a “Through” Glidepath

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than six in 10 target-date funds (63.6%) surveyed by Callan employ a glidepath managed “through” retirement.

Investing | June 18th, 2012

Participants Turn Back to Fixed Income in April

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - April was the first month this year that the net direction of 401(k) participant transfers moved back toward fixed income.

Products | June 18th, 2012

Wilshire Adds Qualitative Evaluations to Compass Monitor

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Associates Incorporated added qualitative evaluations to Wilshire Compass Monitor, the firm's PC-based fund management and consulting tool.

Products | June 18th, 2012

MFS Unveils New Brand Positioning

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MFS Investment Management unveiled its new brand positioning, Building Better Insights.

Compliance | June 18th, 2012

Public Pension Fund Not Eligible for Bankruptcy Protection

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal bankruptcy judge has issued a tentative ruling in favor of dismissing the bankruptcy case of the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund.

Products | June 18th, 2012

ShareBuilder 401k Unveils Fee Calculator Website

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ShareBuilder 401k has introduced a website that allows companies to calculate and compare 401(k) plan fees.

Compliance | June 18th, 2012

Court Finds Custodian Not an ERISA Fiduciary

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bankruptcy trustee has standing to sue the custodian of 401(k) plan assets from which a plan administrator embezzled, but the custodian is...

Administration | June 15th, 2012

Nursing Home Stays Deplete Seniors’ Assets

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There are large differences in wealth levels between seniors who enter a nursing home and those who do not.

Benefits | June 15th, 2012

401(k) Eligibility Key Factor in Retirement Readiness

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eligibility for participation in a workplace 401(k) savings plan is one of the single-most important factors in closing the retirement savings gap for...

Compliance | June 15th, 2012

Company Erred in Cutting Off Retiree Supplement Payment

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer’s benefits committee abused its discretion when it eliminated an early retirement supplemental payment from retirees’ benefits.

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