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June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In May, long-term mutual funds recorded their smallest monthly intake year to date, with $14.1 billion in new...

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monika Templeman, Director of Employee Plans Examinations at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), discussed the temporary guidance the agency has given to examination...

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 403(b) plan sponsors should take advantage of services and tools offered by providers to better understand and fulfill their fiduciary and compliance obligations.

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – At the recent PLANSPONSOR National Conference, an adviser shared fiduciary best practices for 403(b) plans.

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unified Trust Company named Monika Hubbard to the position of institutional consultant for its Retirement Services Consulting Group.

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - DST Retirement Solutions has tapped Andy Jordan to lead its digital strategies teams.

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Findings from the sixth annual MullinTBG/PLANSPONSOR Executive Benefit Survey show employer sponsorship of nonqualified deferred compensation plans (NQDCPs) reached an all-time high of...

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Work may be keeping new dads from maximizing their paternity leave, a survey suggests.

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nassau County on Long Island will pay $65,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering a COBRA workshop in Seattle.

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ExpertPlan has completed its acquisition of US Retirement Plan Recordkeeping LLC's (USRP) existing recordkeeping plan business.

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) suggested recommendations for improving the beneficiary designation process for retirement and life insurance plans.

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women’s confidence in their retirement preparedness has slipped and they are still behind men in terms of how much they are saving for...

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Benefits Council (ABC) President James A. Klein urged swift enactment of legislation to stabilize pension plan funding.

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - F-Squared Investments has upgraded its AlphaSector Fixed Income Indices.

June 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Benefits Council (ABC) does not support employer mandates for providing retirement income in a defined contribution (DC) plan system.

June 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A simplified retirement plan menu is best for plan participants and sponsors, panelists at the 2012 PLANSPONSOR National Conference agreed.

June 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has found employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) fiduciaries “abused their discretion by following the plan’s directions.”

June 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan participants need investment advice, and from the right place, according to panelists at the 2012 PLANSPONSOR National Conference.

June 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - One out of every two Americans surveyed said they are not looking forward to retirement.