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August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors must consider the most effective ways to take action under legislation that reduces required funding for defined benefit (DB) plans but...

August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Women nearing retirement underestimate how much they will need to pay for their future health care costs, according to a Nationwide Financial survey.

August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Academy of Actuaries cautioned that a commonly used measure for considering a pension plan healthy—its funded ratio—fails to provide a sufficient...

August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eight in ten investors (79%) say they think retired Americans need to “reinvent” themselves–that is, look for new types of employment as a...

August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Young Canadians, while aware of the need for retirement planning, often delay saving for retirement, a study found.

August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PenChecks, Inc. hired industry veteran Ray Zittlow, AIF, as its Midwest regional sales director.

August 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Income disparities have translated into a 25% to 30% retirement savings shortfall for women compared to their male cohorts, according to a research...

July 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It is up to a plan’s investment committee to determine whether the cost of reimbursing revenue-sharing fees to each participant is effective—or prohibitive.

July 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan fiduciaries will hopefully find relief in new guidance about participant fee disclosures for brokerage windows—but experts say concerns loom for brokerage window-only...

July 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Industry groups are urging a federal appellate court to uphold a ruling for judicial deference to a plan administrator in interpreting a plan under...

July 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half (51%) of workers surveyed reported that they swear in the office.

July 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors' loyalty to their retirement service providers has shown a marked increase from last year, according to Chatham Partners' annual Provider Loyalty...

July 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most companies (62%) establish or keep onsite health care centers to gain improvements in employee productivity that come from eliminating visits to offsite...

July 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health savings accounts (HSAs) saw continued growth over the past year, according to a survey.

July 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the number of employees on international assignments has remained relatively stable over recent years, the percentage of “global nomads” and long-term expatriates...

July 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - F-Squared Investments will serve as sub-adviser for the newly launched Reliance Trust AlphaSector Target Risk Collective Trust Funds.

July 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration issued Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) No. 2012-02R, which supersedes Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2012-02.

July 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new guide to implementing non-qualified deferred compensation plans is available.

July 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 1% of defined contribution (DC) plan participants stopped contributing to their plans in the first quarter, an Investment Company Institute (ICI) report...

July 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Callan Associates is making its Callan Target Date Index publicly available through an interactive tool.