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November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Jensen Investment Management announced appointment of Monte Mitchell as director of sales.

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Trust Company has announced the launch of the Advantage Plan, a pre-packaged, low-cost 401(k) solution geared toward small-market retirement plans.

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey from Yahoo! Finance found 37% of adults have no retirement savings.  

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced the appointment of Carol Baldwin Moody as senior portfolio manager for Investment Compliance and Operational...

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar, Inc. introduced forward-looking, analyst-driven global fund ratings for approximately 350 U.S. funds. 

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to the Retirement Readiness Index by Ameriprise Financial, many of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. report feeling significantly less confident...

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts State House and Senate negotiators finalized a deal on Monday night to increase the minimum state retirement age to 60 as part...

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors claim to have a higher level of confidence in their target-date-fund knowledge and offerings compared to a year...

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the most recent COUNTRY Financial survey, 58% of those closest to retirement (ages 50 to 64) had to rely on savings...

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - TIAA-CREF announced its selection by the Temple University Health System Inc. (TUHS) as the sole recordkeeper for its defined contribution and deferred compensation...

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A hospital director is suing her employer over a safety drill in which she and other employees were held hostage by a police...

November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ERISA Advisory Council recommended to Department of Labor officials that the department grant 403(b) plans a “fresh start” on certain disclosure and...

November 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Gosselin Consulting Group has issued a paper on the importance of understanding the implications of various plan financing strategies on 401(k) plan participants.

November 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new issue of Segal’s Public Sector Letter provides an overview of pension funding policy, which includes goals to aim for and pitfalls...

November 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Retirement has launched a new Web site that provides plan consultants, advisers, and sponsors multi-media content across a broad range of retirement...

November 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Change Healthcare has added Benovation to its roster of third-party administrator (TPA) customers. 

November 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new program from the Principal Financial Group gives dental insurance members a way to seek an opinion from two different dentists before...

November 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the 2010 health care overhaul law.

November 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. companies must act now to engage younger workers in employer-sponsored defined contribution plans if up-and-coming generations are to have a realistic chance...

November 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty-one percent of working women who had their first birth between 2006 and 2008 received paid leave (i.e. maternity leave, sick leave, vacation)...