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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...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Media accounts make it seem public pensions are financially insecure and costly but, while some state and local plans have become underfunded in...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It is a myth that defined benefit (DB) plans cost more than defined contribution (DC) plans, according to Joshua Gotbaum, director of the...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In February, corporate pension plans experienced a $20 billion improvement in funding, according to Milliman's Pension Funding Index. 
 

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Whether their defined benefit plans are open or closed, many organizations are focused on de-risking while they evaluate alternatives for maintaining or terminating...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new economic impact study finds that pension benefit expenditures provide an economic stimulus to the economy, including more than $1 trillion in...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sentry Insurance selected Mesirow Financial to provide comprehensive fiduciary partnership services to retirement plan sponsors.

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Retirement Solutions has redesigned and enhanced its website to better serve public sector plan sponsors and participants. 

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is hosting a voluntary fiduciary correction program (VFCP) advanced workshop.

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is continuing its efforts to disseminate its work through the use of emerging technologies by releasing a...

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer announced key leadership appointments to the structure of its U.S. Region. 

March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer announced key leadership appointments to the structure of its U.S. Region.