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May 23, 2013
The Regulators Are Coming
May 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefit Security Administration’s (EBSA) budget has decreased for 2014, but this will not affect enforcement.
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May 23, 2013
DOL Announces Two Fiduciary Seminars
May 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will be offering two seminars about retirement plan compliance and fiduciary responsibilities.
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May 23, 2013
Oldest Boomers Not Extending Working Years
May 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first set of Baby Boomers, those born in 1946, are not necessarily "working 'till they drop," as some studies indicate.
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May 23, 2013
Mercer Appoints US Delegated DC Leader
May 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Liana Magner has been appointed U.S. Delegated DC Leader for Mercer’s Investments business.
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May 23, 2013
USI Consulting Hires Associate VP and Actuary
May 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – USI Consulting Group hired Lisa Larsen as associate vice president and actuary.
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May 22, 2013
HR360 Releases Health Plan Notices Calendar
May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR 360, Inc. has released its 2013 Group Health Plan Notices Calendar.
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May 22, 2013
How to Communicate Benefit Changes
May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors need to educate employees in a way that moves them from a sense of entitlement to empowerment, presenters of a recent webinar suggested.
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May 22, 2013
Part-Time Employees and Health Coverage
May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Whether or not health care reform causes employers to hire more part-time workers, the trend away from full-time employment is already underway, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
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May 22, 2013
Tackling Debt Trumps Saving for Most Millennials
May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half (54%) of Millennials say debt is their “biggest financial concern currently,” according to a Wells Fargo Retirement Survey.
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May 22, 2013
T. Rowe Price to Launch Suite of TDFs
May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – T. Rowe Price filed a preliminary prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a new lineup of eleven target-date funds.
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May 22, 2013
Law Firm Adds to Employee Benefits Practice
May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Law firm Epstein Becker Green hired Jeffrey A. Lieberman in its employee benefits practice in the New York office.
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May 22, 2013
Russell Expands DC Team
May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments is further expanding its institutional defined contribution (DC) team with the appointments of Holly Hollub-Verdeyen and Kevin Knowles.
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May 22, 2013
DB Plans Outperformed DC Plans in 2011
May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investment returns in defined benefit (DB) retirement plans outperformed those in defined contribution (DC) plans in 2011 by the widest margin since the mid-1990s, according to a new analysis.
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May 22, 2013
Unified Trust Hires Retirement Investment Analyst
May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Unified Trust Company hired Andrew Windsor as a retirement investment analyst.
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May 21, 2013
ASPPA Makes Suggestions for In-Plan Roth Rollovers
May 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) filed a comment letter with the Internal Revenue Service about in-plan Roth conversions.
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May 21, 2013
Drinker Biddle Hires Partner for Employee Benefits
May 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Frances P. LaFleur joined Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as a partner in the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group.
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May 22, 2013
403(b) Plan Sponsors Continue to Improve Plan Value
May 22, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – 403(b) plan sponsors continue to make changes to improve the value of their plans and the retirement readiness of participants, according to the latest benchmarking survey.
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May 21, 2013
Plan Sponsors Continue to “Automate” Participant Decisions
May 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors are increasingly adopting features to help overcome participant inertia, a survey found.
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May 21, 2013
Mercer Names Principal for Investments Business
May 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer named Sabrina Bailey a principal in its Seattle Investments business.
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May 21, 2013
T. Rowe Price Names Head of International Fixed Income
May 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – T. Rowe Price International Ltd named Arif Husain head of international fixed income.