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September 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Any new retirement income tier adopted by the U.S. government should not just target those without access to a retirement plan, a new...

September 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Byron Edwards will serve as OneAmerica’s regional sales director for the Washington, D.C., region. 

September 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Ohio House and Senate passed pension reform bills to improve the financial condition of all five Ohio pension systems.

September 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Individuals’ ages are typically more important than their marginal tax rates in determining how much they benefit from deferred taxation of compensation...

September 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Times Co. has joined the list of companies offering retirees lump-sum payments of their pensions in an effort to reduce its obligations.

September 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors and providers should provide believable retirement income solutions for participants.

September 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) presents challenges for employers with part-time workers.

September 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) Index increased from its August and historical-low level of 79.8, reaching 81.33 as of September 1.

September 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –  Poor health costs the U.S. economy $576 billion.

September 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Ballpark E$timate iPhone application, provided in part by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), was developed to help with retirement saving.

September 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Northern Trust added client collateral to the categories managed by its Exposure Analysis tool, aiming to help institutional clients collect complex information at...

September 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Inflation has remained steady in the U.S. and most developed countries in the aftermath of the economic...

September 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will host a phone forum...

September 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – SEI’s Institutional Group released the results of its corporate pension investment mid-year quick poll.

September 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) advisory council is scheduled to meet on September 25.

September 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Jamie Ohl was named president of tax-exempt markets for ING U.S., effective October 1.

September 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Geographic Exposure Index Series by Russell Investments provides client exposure to emerging markets.

September 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Advantus Capital Management launched the Strategic Dividend Income (SDI) Fund.

September 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AXA Equitable developed a website to inform 401(k) and 457 plan sponsors about fulfilling their fiduciary obligations.

September 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors who think hedge funds will resume their growth trajectory and continue to play an important role in the investment landscape should...