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July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Risk parity is increasingly being used by defined benefit plans to protect against downside risk, but “there’s no reason DC sponsors shouldn’t use...

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is holding a free women’s retirement savings forum at the University of Illinois – Chicago.

July 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kravitz’ 2012 National Cash Balance Research Report indicates a 21% annual increase in new cash balance plans, almost double the previous year's 11%...

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Three states with approximately one-fifth (19%) of the U.S. population have underpaid pension contributions by more than $25 billion, a study found.

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor’s designed its new Target Date Style Index Series to help plan sponsors with comparisons for “to” versus “through” glidepaths on...

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The mutual funds of Sentinel Investments have been added to the CPI Qualified Plan Consultants retirement plan platform.

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Maryland's state employee retirement system decided to maintain its assumption about how much it will earn on investments.

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A bill that would reform the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System was defeated by the state Senate.

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ascensus named Cheryl Courtney regional vice president of its “West” territory.

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United Benefit Advisors (UBA) appointed Thomas Mangan as chief executive officer effective May 18.  

July 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Rosenbaum Law Firm introduced Retirement Plan LegalEase, an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) legal solution for $1,000.

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees across the United States are willing to save more for retirement and report that there is room in their budgets to do...

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial education has been proven to improve retirement plan participants' knowledge and awareness about saving for retirement.

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR) - Plan sponsors should avoid using “jargon” investment language that some participants do not understand, even terms that would seem to be common knowledge, such as...

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announced improved procedures for plan sponsors who wish to obtain fiduciary relief for...

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An investigation has found hundreds of individuals in the New Jersey Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) who are ineligible to participate.

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ordered the president of Columbus-based Clark Graphics, Mary Clark, to restore $505,551.46 to the company’s two employee retirement plans.

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most Americans get their health insurance coverage from employment-based plans, yet most employers do not offer a choice of health plans, according to...

July 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only 10% of displaced workers (those unemployed or underemployed) are very confident in their ability to retire comfortably.

July 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Often overlooked by plan sponsors, retirement income options in defined contribution (DC) plans can prevent participants who rely on an average life expectancy...