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March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Invest n Retire, LLC has been a big proponent of using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in defined contribution (DC) plans, and now it has...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index dropped one point from the prior month’s level of 86.35 and currently sits at 85.31 as of...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 22nd annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) finds that Americans’ confidence in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement is stagnant in the...

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers are slow to embrace new technologies to help them manage their finances. 

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The age workers plan to retire continues to see a slow upward trend. 

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kevin J. Callahan joined Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. in a new position as senior vice president and director, institutional clients.  

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw $15 billion in net inflows in February 2012.

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors put an estimated $46 billion in net inflows into stock and bond mutual funds in the U.S. in February 2012.

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) on Monday began a live webcast of its monthly meetings via the fund’s website at 

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s plan to pay down the state pension plan’s debt was approved last week. 

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s plan to pay down the state pension plan’s debt was approved last week. 

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING's U.S. Insurance division introduced the ING Global Life Concierge Program. 

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American Benefits Council (ABC) President James A. Klein told lawmakers that low interest rates are creating a skewed picture of pension deficits.

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Virginia General Assembly voted to change the way most future state and local employees will pay for their retirement. 

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ADP announced the addition of new benefits and flexible spending account functionality to its ADP Mobile Solutions application.

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assembly Democrats in New York rejected Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to raise the retirement age and offer a 401(k)-type plan to new workers.  

March 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Suffolk County (New York) prosecutors say a Long Island CEO looted his employees' retirement accounts and bought expensive cars with the money.

March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Blue Ridge Community College has offered a 403(b) retirement plan for employees since 1972.

March 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An error in the automated system for calculating pension checks for Milwaukee County retirees resulted in both underpayments and overpayments to retirees.

March 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In order to contain the long-term risk of future pension obligations, Ford plans on paying salaried pensions in lump sums.