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March 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly all (98%) middle-income retirees surveyed state that good health is extremely important to a satisfying retirement.

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) gave final approval to a quarter-point reduction in its assumed rate of return. 

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Piedmont Independent Fiduciaries (PIF) hired Sue Davis as vice president of client services and operations. 

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty percent of Americans are concerned they will have to work during retirement to pay for living expenses. 

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Callan DC Index bounced back from a disappointing third quarter to post a gain of nearly 7% in the fourth quarter of...

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ING introduced a mobile application.

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court dismissed claims by defined benefit plan participants over the removal of an early retirement provision due to the plan’s...

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Americans understand they have more responsibility than ever for their retirement security, however they expect the government to provide a social safety net.  

March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis of Fidelity-administered accounts reveals how much more retirement savings are accumulated for investors with both an IRA and 401(k).

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is encouraging small employers that provide health insurance coverage to their employees to check out the small business...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many defined contribution (DC) plan investors lack key information that could help them plan...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In 2011, 18% of Vanguard retirement plan participants held extreme asset allocations—10% with only equities and 8% with no equities.

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments named Scott C. Sipple as head of investment product management and development. 

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Open-end mutual funds had their strongest long-term flows in nearly two years with an estimated $44 billion in February inflows.

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Jeffrey Carney will head Charles Schwab as head of its retail branch network.

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BMO Institutional Trust Services initiated a Retirement Readiness program to help employers better prepare employees for retirement.

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Jon Prescott has been named president of CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc. 
 

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 22nd annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), found workers’ confidence in their ability to afford a...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ohio’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against Bank of New York Mellon Corp for...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey by Mercer found that 41% of organizations with assets below $500 million are considering investment outsourcing.