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May 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women have distinct challenges and special needs when planning for retirement.

May 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mark Ugoretz, president of The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), will retire on June 1.

May 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Two pension groups have proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Service’s proposal to encourage partial benefit payments for defined benefit (DB) plan participants.

May 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Arizona Senate rejected a proposal for a new retirement plan for certain public officials.

May 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of Canadians recently polled said they had a written financial plan for retirement.

May 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ordered the Minnesota Board of Public Defense (BOPD) to make restitution to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

May 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors are under pressure to create the most effective plan for participants and also maintain a plan compliant with various pieces...

May 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Japanese company that acquired the now-defunct Metaldyne Corporation may be found liable for termination premiums for Metaldyne’s pension plan.

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transfer activity in March was low, with just 0.024% of total defined contribution plan balances transferring plan assets daily, on average, according to...

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a result of the double digit returns of equities and real estate investment trusts (REITs), all institutional plan types reported strong positive...

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Covering employees of non-profit organizations would affect the status of Connecticut’s health plan for public employees, according to the Department of Labor (DOL).

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is hosting a “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” seminar in Dallas on May 22.

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The City of Baltimore and New Britain Firefighters’ Benefit Fund filed a consolidated and amended complaint against Citigroup Inc. Credit Suisse AG, Bank...

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) reached a settlement with Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC.

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies grew $39 billion in April to $375 billion, according to new figures...

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer cannot use the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s provisions to terminate benefit payments under a deferred compensation agreement.

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -  Russell Investments and Barclays launched a set of investable liability-driven investment (LDI) fixed income benchmarks for U.S. corporate pension funds.  

May 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sprint Nextel Corp. was sued by a Louisiana pension fund after New York’s attorney general accused the company of deliberately failing to pay...

May 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A coalition of organizations asked the Department of Labor (DOL) to institute a one-year transition period to comply with new fee disclosure regulations. 

May 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benefit Consultants Group (BCG) will be assuming the daily valuation retirement plan clients from IPA...