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December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the latest Investment Manager Outlook (IMO) survey conducted by Russell Investments, 70% of investment managers expect a similar level of volatility as in...

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -  “Comprehensive” is the key word, according to a new Wells Fargo poll of affluent Americans regarding retirement. 
 

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill extending a cut in Social Security...

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 300 North Capital, LLC named Brown Windle and Christopher Vassilopoulos as senior vice presidents for Institutional Sales.  

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Great-West Retirement Services announced two appointments to its Government Markets team. 
 

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) issued a response to a study that painted a bleak picture of the financial status of...

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Commercial insurance prices continued to rise in the third quarter, increasing an aggregate 2%. 

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the face of prolonged economic instability, 403(b) plan sponsors are forging ahead with a variety of plan improvements.

December 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – “There is still tremendous opportunity for advisers in the 403(b) space, particularly among smaller plans,” says Aaron Friedman, national non-profit practice leader, The...

December 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Kravitz is launching Cash Balance Online, a web-based back office solution for third party administrators (TPAs) who want to sell cash balance retirement...

December 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research has found low-income workers receive more benefits from participating in a 401(k)...

December 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securian Financial Group, Inc. appointed EVP, Christopher M. Hilger to president, effective January 1, 2012. 

December 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thirty-nine percent of Americans say by 2036 the Social Security retirement age will jump to 80. 
 

December 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report released by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) shows California’s...

December 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual has a new Pension Funding Scorecard to help defined benefit plan sponsors more effectively evaluate portfolio performance.

December 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A report says companies will need to manage the effects global aging patterns will have on their workforce and customers. 

December 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Actuarial Advisory Panel (CAAP) has adopted a set of model disclosure elements recommended for actuarial valuation reports on public retirement systems...

December 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR) -  African-American small-business owners are more than twice as likely as other owners to provide more access to 401(k) type plans within the next...

December 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than half  (57%) of working Canadians say their employers will host a holiday party this year. 

December 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Significant changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will occur in January 2012.