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March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average total healthcare costs per employee are expected to reach $11,664 in 2012, up from $10,982 in 2011.

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only 39% of investors between the ages of 21-50 are confident that they will...

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest S&P Target Date Scorecard indicates that further-dated target-date funds are continuing to generally have lower cross-sectional ranges of equity exposure than...

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court dismissed a 401(k) plan participant’s claims that plan fiduciaries inappropriately selected plan funds and allowed excessive fees.

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2012 NCAA basketball tournament will result in millions of hours in lost work productivity, as workers watch games, check scores and manage...

March 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends the formation of an interagency task force to coordinate existing research, education and outreach efforts to foster...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -  J.P. Morgan Asset Management hired Richard Gray as managing director and institutional client adviser. 

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Airlines will freeze pensions for most workers instead of terminating them as the company reorganizes under bankruptcy protection.

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Since the passage of the health reform law two years ago, organizations are exploring alternate healthcare models, such as Corporate Exchanges, to deliver...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Organizations' health and wellness offerings have expanded beyond traditional programs to now include mental and emotional health, financial health, work-life effectiveness and workplace...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benjamin B. Taylor joined Callan’s Fund Sponsor Consulting practice as vice president. 

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An increasing number of corporate directors and officers are showing more interest in the insurance programs their companies use to protect them against...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An increasing number of corporate directors and officers are showing more interest in the insurance programs their companies use to protect them against...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPOSNOR.com) – The current economic climate has affected the way in which nearly half (49%) of Americans are approaching contributions to their Individual Retirement Accounts...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-eight percent of investors say they have “little” to “no” control over their ability to build retirement savings. 

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kraft Foods Global agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit over excessive fees for its 401(k) plan investments.

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The percentage of U.S. workers who make annual IRA contributions has dropped to a...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Florida Circuit Court judge ruled the decision to cut public employee salaries by...

March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lifecycle investment product market increased to $842 billion as of year-end 2011, reports...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – At the recommendation of its actuarial consultant, the board of the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) of Ohio approved changes to actuarial assumptions...