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August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan participants who choose their own investment options are generally exposed to greater risk than target-date fund (TDF) investors, according to research...

August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. (GSAM) has repositioned the Goldman Sachs Balanced Fund as the Goldman Sachs Income Builder Fund (Class A Shares:...

August 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With three Commissioners saying they will not support a staff proposal to reform the structure of money market funds, Securities and Exchange Commission...

August 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thirteen trade associations filed a comment letter with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), outlining objections to a proposal that would increase regulation...

August 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Protection Act (PPA) does not bar an employer from withdrawing from a multi-employer pension plan that is in critical status, a...

August 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HighRoads and Pitney Bowes Management Services (PBMS) are offering a health care benefits communication solution.

August 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING U.S. Investment Management introduced a customizable liability-driven investing (LDI) collective trust solution to assist plan sponsors with matching assets to future benefit...

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mesirow Financial’s Investment Strategies group is hosting a series of educational webinars titled “Fiduciary Responsibilities and Outsourcing Options.”

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - SCI Companies enhanced its 401(k) solutions in an effort to increase participation rates for its clients.

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has seen a marked uptick in interest in investment outsourcing from larger corporate defined benefit (DB) plans.

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small-business employees want more benefits and are willing to pay for them, a MetLife study found.

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half (45%) of U.S. employers expect to benefit from Baby Boomer employees who prolong their careers past age 65.

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CPI Qualified Plan Consultants Inc. combined its six regions into three divisions: Northeastern, Central/Southeastern and Western.

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will pay retirement benefits for nearly 1,300 current and future retirees of SP Newsprint Co.

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-six percent of employees estimate they waste up to $750 because of mistakes made with insurance benefits elections, according to new research.

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirement plan participants are demanding electronic education, debunking the myth that participants are not engaged in their savings. 

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a notable increase in wellness programs, 10 growing businesses have earned national recognition for linking employee health to employee long-term financial security.

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has launched Plan for Life, an enhanced retirement planning solution.

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The University of Virginia is fighting to avoid paying a surcharge for employees who join independent university retirement plans.

August 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Findings from CUPA-HR’s 2012 Comprehensive Survey of College and University Benefits Programs show that health care costs are still rising.