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October 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ShareBuilder 401k launched online tools and resources to help plan sponsors and employees better understand their 401(k) fee disclosure statements and determine fee...

October 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mutual of America is expanding its current “Save More for Your Retirement” customer education campaign to shine...

October 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 62 million Americans will increase 1.7%...

October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – To meet rising demand for Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS), BNP Paribas launched a fund that is being managed by FFTW.

October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only 56% of employees eligible to participate in the annual benefits enrollment period are confident about their decisionmaking, and many keep the same...

October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The education policy statement (EPS) is an important element of retirement plan fiduciary management, according to a Transamerica Retirement Services white paper.

October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) companies saw an economic upturn in 2011, with continued increased share value, support among company leaders and better...

October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. retirement income system advanced from 10th last year to 9th in the 2012 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, which looks at...

October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Jaron Havens has been appointed manager at Baden Retirement Plan Services, an Acensus company.

October 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Alternatives are increasingly being used across defined contribution (DC) plans as a risk-management strategy.

October 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors and fiduciaries can learn from federal court findings in Tussey v. ABB Inc. and should avoid overly detailed investment policy statements...

October 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ExpertPlan Inc. will provide recordkeeping and administrative services for One Capital Management LLC’s Strategic Retirement Solutions Model Program.

October 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hostess Brands Inc. proposed withholding contributions to its company defined benefit (DB) and multiemployer pension plans (MEPPs) for two years, according to its...

October 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Fidelity report finds higher education retirement plan sponsors lag behind sponsors in other sectors in adopting plan features to improve employees’ retirement...

October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) rolled out a new fund, The Goldman Sachs Retirement Portfolio Completion (RPC) Fund.

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As state and local governments have reformed pension plans to address economic concerns, the use of defined contribution (DC) plans is evolving.

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Portfolio Evaluations Inc. (PEI) launched a fiduciary protection program, PEI Shield, which aims to help retirement plan fiduciaries with evolving fiduciary regulations and...

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) makes the case for automatic enrollment, automatic escalation, company matches, education and advice, plus regular plan and...

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kodak and its Official Committee of Retirees have agreed on a proposal to terminate retiree health care and survivor benefits, or other post-employment...

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors added $16.5 billion to long-term open-end funds in September, according to Morningstar Inc.