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July 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors say automatic features are increasing employees’ retirement readiness, according to a study from Lincoln Financial Group and Retirement Made Simpler.

July 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employees who have one-on-one sessions with retirement professionals more likely participate in retirement plans and save more than those who do not.

July 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to finalize definitions and exemptions as part of the new regulatory regime for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.

July 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Middle-income retirees surveyed list health care expenses as one of their biggest financial surprises in retirement.

July 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Data from the 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) suggests retirement savings progress has slowed and even reversed in the wake of the...

July 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An employee-owned asset management firm, Davidson Investment Advisors, launched the Davidson Small/Mid Equity Fund.
 

July 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - John Hancock Life Insurance’s Advanced Markets Group developed a technology tool to help with key employee retirement plan decisions.

July 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Arizona to eliminate health care benefits for state employees' same-sex partners.

July 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pentegra Retirement Services introduced a new education tool for plan sponsors.

July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plunging discount rates drove up pension liabilities in June, swamping asset improvement and capping a bad second quarter. 

July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Diversified has released a white paper about improving retirement plan enrollment.

July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total alternative assets managed on behalf of pension funds by the top 100 managers (ranked by pension fund assets) was $1.2 trillion in...

July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Callan Associates hired Yosangel G. Haddad as vice president.

July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took another step toward regulating the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market by unanimously approving rules and interpretations for...

July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Michael Hull and Patrick Hull have launched bluepoint Investment Counsel, LLC.

July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of employers surveyed said they had been waiting for the Supreme Court’s decision before developing a strategy to respond to the health reform law’s...

July 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Retirement Advisor Council released a template request for proposal (RFP) questionnaire for use by 401(k) and 403(b) plan sponsors looking to select...

July 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New pension rules may provide relief for underfunded pension plans but they can also increase risk, according to Karin Franceries, an executive director...

July 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lockton hired Scott Bastian as a vice president and producer in the firm’s Chicago office.

July 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The University of Michigan is expecting nearly one-fifth of its workforce will retire in the next five years.