Administration | January 31st, 2014 PBGC Premium Hikes Shake Up Buyout Landscape January 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A 16% increase in 2014 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums pushed Mercer’s Pension Buyout...
Compliance | January 30th, 2014 Harkin Plan Gets Many Thumbs Up January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Approval for an auto-enrolled retirement plan at the federal level is near unanimous, but there...
Compliance | January 30th, 2014 Senator Harkin Proposes ‘USA’ Retirement January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Proposed legislation from Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) would expand access to privately run, portable retirement...
Benefits | January 30th, 2014 Canadians Underestimating Cost of Retirement January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly all Canadians plan to rely on government retirement provisions to support themselves during retirement,...
Benefits | January 30th, 2014 Illinois Labor Unions Challenge Pension Law January 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Public labor unions in Illinois are suing the state to challenge a new pension reform...
Benefits | January 29th, 2014 Participants Seeking Retirement Income Guarantee January 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan participants are seeking a financially secure retirement, with more than one-third (34%) seeing the...
Administration | January 27th, 2014 Pension Buyouts More Attractive Despite Cost Increase January 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The cost of purchasing pension annuities from an insurer increased to 108.5% of liabilities during...
Products | January 23rd, 2014 MassMutual Expands Call Center Hours January 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MassMutual’s retirement services division extended its weekday call center hours to be more accessible to...
Benefits | January 22nd, 2014 Social Security, 401(k) Savings Could Sustain Retirement January 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New analysis concludes that Social Security benefits, along with 401(k) savings, can provide workers with...
Compliance | January 21st, 2014 Appeals Court Upholds Anti-Cutback Decision January 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that an employer did not violate anti-cutback rules...
Products | January 17th, 2014 Academy Offers Framework for Evaluating Retirement Plans January 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Academy of Actuaries has released a report that provides guidance for evaluating retirement...
Products | December 26th, 2013 Prudential Adds DST Clearing Service December 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial services and asset management firm DST reached an agreement to bring its retirement income...
Benefits | December 17th, 2013 GAO Recommends Expanded Spend-Down Options December 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report urges U.S. retirement plan regulators to examine and emulate other countries’ efforts...
Products | December 13th, 2013 Great-West Life Launches Retirement Education Website December 13, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Great-West Life has launched a website to help Canadian employers better educate their employees on...
Deals and People | December 12th, 2013 OneAmerica Increases Focus on Retirement Income December 12, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nicolas Lance has joined the companies of OneAmerica in a newly created position of vice...
Benefits | December 9th, 2013 Plans to Work Longer Often Fall Short December 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There is a sizable gap between preretiree expectations and the actual age of individuals leaving...
Benefits | December 4th, 2013 Most Employees Value Income Projections December 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey finds that most employees consider retirement income projections helpful.
Compliance | December 3rd, 2013 PBGC Revises Retirement Age Table December 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) updated the expected retirement age table used to compute...
Benefits | November 27th, 2013 Same-Sex Couples Revisiting Retirement Planning Decisions November 27, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study reveals that many same-sex couples are revisiting retirement planning decisions in light...
Products | November 25th, 2013 AARP Offers Free Health Care Cost Calculator November 25, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AARP has added a free online health care cost calculator to its suite of retirement...