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June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benchmarking services are emerging that can compare the suite of retirement plan services against costs to plans of similar size and...

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The shortfall in funding states’ retirement systems has grown to at least $1.38 trillion, according to a report from Pew Center on the...

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer Investments has appointed Bernie Hughes to the position of senior consultant in its Annuity Settlement Group.

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has hired Patrick Alfano as a sales director.

June 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There’s been an uptick in global demand for alternative investments to support diversification and alpha generation, according to the 2012 Global Survey on...

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The former CEO of a defunct Southern California electrical contractor has agreed to restore more than a half-million dollars in 401(k) funds to...

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just 40% of HR decision makers from large organizations are very confident about their understanding of employer requirements under the Affordable Care Act...

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than six in 10 target-date funds (63.6%) surveyed by Callan employ a glidepath managed “through” retirement.

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - April was the first month this year that the net direction of 401(k) participant transfers moved back toward fixed income.

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wilshire Associates Incorporated added qualitative evaluations to Wilshire Compass Monitor, the firm's PC-based fund management and consulting tool.

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MFS Investment Management unveiled its new brand positioning, Building Better Insights.

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal bankruptcy judge has issued a tentative ruling in favor of dismissing the bankruptcy case of the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund.

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ShareBuilder 401k has introduced a website that allows companies to calculate and compare 401(k) plan fees.

June 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A bankruptcy trustee has standing to sue the custodian of 401(k) plan assets from which a plan administrator embezzled, but the custodian is...

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There are large differences in wealth levels between seniors who enter a nursing home and those who do not.

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eligibility for participation in a workplace 401(k) savings plan is one of the single-most important factors in closing the retirement savings gap for...

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An employer’s benefits committee abused its discretion when it eliminated an early retirement supplemental payment from retirees’ benefits.

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In May, long-term mutual funds recorded their smallest monthly intake year to date, with $14.1 billion in new...

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monika Templeman, Director of Employee Plans Examinations at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), discussed the temporary guidance the agency has given to examination...

June 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 403(b) plan sponsors should take advantage of services and tools offered by providers to better understand and fulfill their fiduciary and compliance obligations.