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Everyone who has diabetes faces the same challenges, potential complications and treatment options. So logically, everyone who has diabetes would benefit from disease management. However, its a case where science defies logic.
Despite some improvements in the fourth quarter of 2011, pension funding levels in major global markets dropped over the year due to declining discount rates and disappointing asset returns, according to Towers Watsons latest Pension Index.
Defined benefit plan sponsors say controlling funded status volatility will be their top priority this year, according to a poll from SEI. The poll surveyed 50 executives overseeing U.S. corporate DB plans that range from $25 million to $10 billion in assets. Heres a list of their other top concerns.
Republican and Democratic leaders accused each other of bad faith negotiations on Tuesday as both parties played hardball in talks to extend a tax cut for 160 million U.S. workers.
Controlling funded status volatility is the top priority for defined benefit plan sponsors for the third consecutive year, according to a recent survey. Nearly three-quarters (70%) of those polled said funded status volatility was a high priority, while 43% ranked it as an extremely high priority for 2012.
With all of the rules and regulations governing benefits delivery and administration, industry pros can be left feeling like they are traversing a minefield. However, knowledge is power. So, the first step to avoiding benefits biggest pitfalls is knowing what they are. Weve outlined five of them for you here.
With all of the rules and regulations governing benefits delivery and administration, industry pros can be left feeling like they are traversing a minefield. However, knowledge is power. So, the first step to avoiding benefits biggest pitfalls is knowing what they are. Weve outlined five of them for you here.
The beginning of a new calendar year is an opportune time for employers to take a careful look at their overall global mobility strategy to make sure it matches business goals and is working well. Mercer has compiled 12 action items that HR professionals at multinational organizations can take now to ensure their international assignment policies are competitive and aligned with business objectives in 2012.
Billionaire boy wonder Mark Zuckerberg has truly revolutionized the interwebs, and so when Morningstar reported this week that some 50 mutual funds have shares in Facebook, standing to gain billions, I think its only fair to wonder: Can Zuckerberg revolutionize retirement as well?
From pressure on margins due to fee sensitivity to demonstrating value through measurable results, Dan Hall, vice president of The Standards retirement plan sales, shares six trends that may impact advisers and their clients this year.
A new report outlines the coming retirement savings shortfall and calls on the retirement industry, employers, working Americans and financial intermediaries, to come together to develop solutions that improve the savings rate.
Like it or not, your email inbox is likely the place where you spend the majority of your work time.
The companys Small Business Scorecard optimism score inched up to 65% this month from 63% in December. Optimism has grown steadily since a low of 33% in September.
Strategic retirement planning should be a blend of science and art. 401(k) returns are unimpressive, and Americans save far less than our global counterparts. If you want to maintain integrity in your fiduciary relationships, it's time to find the courage to make changes to your plan that will benefit your long-term employees for many years to come:
The maximum annual participant contribution to 401(k) plans has increased for 2012 but employees may not be aware of it, according to a recent Fidelity Investments survey.
Like many of you, I watched last month as President Obama gave his third State of the Union address. While I'll leave the analysis of good-speech-bad-speech to the legion of pundits on network and cable news, one particular section of the president's remarks struck me.
Coffee and donuts are somewhat common workplace perks. But for small business owners, those simple daily indulgences can also add up to a significant tax deduction.
Custom target-date funds are beginning to proliferate at the expense of their off-the-shelf counterparts, in part because plan sponsors want to have greater control over whats in a fund and have access to a wider array of investments to put in them.
The great swings so far in the Republican nomination race may seem like fertile ground for watercooler discussion. However, I as well as etiquette and HR/benefits experts strongly encourage you to resist talking politics in the office.
With worries about the debt crisis in Europe and high unemployment in the United States drawing the public's attention, the sliding value of corporate pension funds has largely gone unnoticed.