American Benefits Council

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  Employers ‘Committed’ to 401(k)s

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 13, 2013

  Employers are committed to providing 401(k)s to their workers, a survey from WorldatWork and the American Benefits Institute found.

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  Employer-Sponsored 401(k) Plans Would Drop ‘Significantly’ if Tax Treatment Curtailed: Study

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 11, 2012

  A new report has found that curtailing the current U.S. tax treatment of contributions that workers and their employers make to 401(k) plans will “significantly reduce” employers’ willingness to sponsor plans.

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  PBGC Deficit Hits $34 Billion; Benefits Council Calls Number Misleading

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 19, 2012

  The Council says ‘all pension fund liabilities—including the PBGC’s—are overstated by the historically low interest rates.’

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  On J.P. Morgan Call, Optimism Reigns on Election, Fiscal Cliff

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2012

  Speakers see room for optimism on changes in Congress, possible tax reforms.

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  Benefits Council Objects to New Pension Enforcement Rule

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 5, 2012

  The American Benefits Council is taking issue with a new policy issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. that it says “challenges” the health of the defined benefit system.

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  Retirement Planning Groups to SEC: Stop Messing With Money-Market Funds

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  In a joint letter to the SEC Tuesday, the ICI, FSI and others said the proposed changes would render the funds "far less desirable—if not unusable—for retirement savers."

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  DOL Backs Off Controversial Brokerage Window Plan

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 31, 2012

  EBSA backed off on its controversial fiduciary requirements involving brokerage windows under its fee-disclosure rule 408(b)(2) that had the retirement planning community up in arms.

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  Time Bombs Lurk in Retirement Overhaul: Lawmakers, Experts

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2012

  House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp warned Tuesday that a retirement overhaul in efforts to reform the tax code could "threaten the retirement security of ordinary families."

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  Allow E-Disclosures, Retirement Plan Coalition Urges DOL

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 28, 2012

  On Tuesday, a coalition of interested parties took to their pens to urge the Department of Labor to allow plan sponsors to make required disclosures electronically.

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  Benefits Council Applauds Pension Relief in Senate Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 14, 2012

  The American Benefits Council is applauding the final passage by the Senate today of The Highway Investment, Job Creation and Economic Growth Act, as the bill includes a provision that provides pension funding relief to companies.