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October 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) has selected Great-West Retirement Services as its new provider for the USCM Deferred Compensation Program.

October 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Castle Rock Investment Company rolled out the Fee Disclosure Review Service to assist plan sponsors with 408(b)(2) compliance.

October 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities, increased for the second month.

October 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sixty percent of workers surveyed now consider the workplace a “very important source” for their personal insurance and savings products.

October 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – John Hancock made available its recently renamed Retirement Choices At series of target-date funds (TDFs) in the investment-only marketplace to plan sponsors.

October 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half (52%) of institutional investors, globally, are rethinking traditional approaches to asset allocation over the next decade, according to a Pyramis...

October 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than 62% of Baby Boomers plan to remain in the state they live in upon retirement, according to a PluteGroup study.

October 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Denver Newspaper Guild has ratified a tentative contract covering newsroom employees at the Denver Post.

October 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An Illinois constitutional amendment that concerns authority to make public pension plan changes is scheduled for the November ballot, according to news reports.

October 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ExpertPlan Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Suncoast Pension and Benefits Group Inc., a retirement plan third-party administrator (TPA).

October 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has decided retirees of Acument Global Technologies are not due lifetime health benefits because Acument reserved the right to...

October 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants who saved in both a 401(k) and health savings account (HSA) in 2011 had a higher 401(k) balance than those who only...

October 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A University of Chicago benefits open enrollment period mistake has led to a breach of employee social security information.

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Because multiple employer plans (MEPs) have been touted as a solution to expanding retirement plan coverage for Americans, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)...

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nationwide Financial Services added the Nationwide Fixed Select Contract to its retirement plan offerings to help participants grow plan assets and meet retirement...

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The number of Fortune 100 companies offering new salaried employees only a defined contribution (DC) plan rose in 2012, a Towers Watson survey...

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – EPIC Advisors Inc. has added two members to its Client Services division.

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In September, pensions experienced a $45 billion increase in funded status, according to the Milliman Pension Funding Index.

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees are making some positive changes to their retirement planning, but poor money management skills and long-term...

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to BNY Mellon, the funded status of U.S. corporate pensions increased for the second straight month to 75%, the first two-month winning...