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May 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Healthcare spending in the United States is expected to grow at a historically low rate of 7.5% next year.

May 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance for applying the statutory limit for contributions to health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) as set by...

May 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The chief investment officer for the Massachusetts state pension fund is leaving for a job in the private sector, the Boston Globe reports.

May 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an advisory opinion, the Department of Labor (DOL) addressed the question of whether a multiple employer plan (MEP) open to unrelated employers...

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Calculations in Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) reports were wrong due to the lack of a quality control process, according to a Management...

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participants’ data has been compromised due to a cyber attack on a third party service provider’s computer.

May 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan fees consume nearly one-third (30.3%) of an investor’s potential gains, a paper contends.

May 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FTSE Group established an Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Service Unit and appointed two people to lead it.

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Multiple Employer Plans (MEPs) bring expert fiduciary governance and economies of scale to retirement plan sponsors of all types and sizes.

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Beacon Advisors launched American Beacon The London Company Income Equity Fund to focus on dividend income and capital appreciation.

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar expanded and standardized its managed product databases to help retirement plan sponsors comply with new participant fee disclosure requirements.

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The institutional investor mindset toward real assets is shifting significantly, according to research.

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Institutional investors and financial advisers continue to use alternative investments, but the growth of their use has begun to slow.

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute created an “Investment Provider Information Form for Multivendor 403(b) Plan Participant Disclosure.”

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a stock drop lawsuit against KeyCorp for lack of standing.

May 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Designing an employee benefits package to attract and retain people who drive profits makes sense, according to Bob Westbrook, financial planner at Strategic...

May 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some advisers say certain issues did not make the FAQs about fee disclosure in the Department of Labor’s recently issued field assistance bulletin.

May 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Tempe Elementary School District No. 3 has settled an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

May 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Increasing 401(k) plan participation rates is high on many plan sponsors’ priority lists, but what are the most effective tactics?

May 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – One way workers can increase retirement income is to delay claiming Social Security to increase their monthly benefit.