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April 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RPG Consultants and IRON Financial formed an alliance to enable retirement plan sponsors to use IRON Financial’s technology and portfolio management capabilities. 
 

April 09, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Baby Boomer women face unique challenges to retirement planning, according to the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER).

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Few Baby Boomers are optimistic that their financial situation will improve during the next five years, as 62% believe it will be about...

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prudential Financial produced a white paper to address Americans' challenges in achieving their retirement objectives.  
 

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over two-thirds (69%) of investment consultants surveyed by PIMCO either support client interest or actively promote creating custom target-date strategies.

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors will need to comply with the Department of Labor’s (DOL) 404(a)(5) regulation by August 30, 2012, yet many are unsure of...

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill allowing Maine courts to order the forfeiture of retirement benefits for a state employee convicted of a crime has been signed...

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) overpaid six retired managers from the...

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Starting to save early is the one controllable means for securing a sound retirement. 

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cook County, Illinois' pension fund will go broke in 26 years without major changes, according to a new analysis.

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than eight in 10 U.S. households believe the current tax incentives to encourage retirement saving should be preserved, according to research from...

April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federated Investors, Inc. and Fifth Third Bank announced that a definitive agreement has been reached regarding the acquisition of certain assets relating to...

April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total U.S. retirement assets were $17.9 trillion as of December 31, 2011, up 4.9% in the fourth quarter of 2011 and about unchanged...

April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BMO Global Asset Management announced a renewed focus on enhancing their recordkeeping services and employee education capabilities.

April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon was successful in getting some claims dismissed in a lawsuit about its mortgage bond investments, but others will proceed.

April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon was successful in getting some claims dismissed in a lawsuit about its mortgage bond investments, but others will proceed.

April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With all the attention surrounding the 408(b)(2) regulation, some industry experts think preparation for 404(a)(5) is falling by the wayside.

April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) effort to fix its long-standing pension processing backlog is progressing even though many more federal employees than...

April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court found that University of Chicago employees were not eligible for retirement plan benefits based on their part-time status.

April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transamerica Retirement Services promoted Chad Brown to division vice president for the company’s southern region.