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August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Now seems like a popular time to offer lump sums, but according to a white paper from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, there is...

August 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Open channels of communication, along with concrete ways of appreciating employees and helping them balance work and home, are hallmarks of great academic...

August 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report published by the Social Security Administration (SSA) contends the Census Bureau should adapt its retirement income measures to the changing retirement...

August 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average net transfer activity remained very low among defined contribution (DC) plan participants in July.

August 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision about health care reform, two-thirds of companies say it has affected their overall health benefits strategy.

August 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The overall financial health of U.S. corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans declined in 2011, and 2012 looks challenging as well, according to...

August 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America did not employ a normal retirement age (NRA) for its cash balance plan, creating a violation of the Employee Retirement...

August 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two new offerings from Manning & Napier offer income through investments in equities, fixed income and real estate.

August 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Retirement Advisor University (TRAU), a collaboration with UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Education, has formed The Plan Sponsor University (TPSU). 

August 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of employers are providing their employees with 401(k) plan features to help drive positive plan participation and encourage savings.

August 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two public employee pension systems have been named lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against a European vodka producer.

August 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wells Fargo Retirement has seen a 10% year-on-year uptick in the number of loans.

August 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hawker Beechcraft announced an agreement for handling its employee pension plans in its restructuring to exit bankruptcy.

August 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Essential Health Benefits Coalition (EHBC) made recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the new health reform law's...

August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Households that defer less than 10% of their salary for retirement savings are at risk for not meeting their retirement goals, Putnam Investments’...

August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An analysis of pension plans in Canada and the U.S. shows ever increasing funding deficits.

August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - USI Advisors Inc. has agreed to pay $1,265,608.70 to 13 pension plans to resolve alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...

August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An increasing number of global organizations expect to change the structure of their HR functions within the next couple of years, according to...

August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should warn employers to know their health benefits plan design.

August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a retirement plans phone forum, “EPCRS: Correction of 401(k) Plan Mistakes,” for September 7.