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New federal employees will pay 2.3% more toward their government pensions under a new deal approved by Congress.

To coincide with America Saves Week 2012, which begins February 19, Prudential Retirement is launching a campaign called “How Do I Know if I’m on Track for Retirement?”

To coincide with America Saves Week 2012, which takes place February 19 to 26, ING launched an education campaign.

The National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA) is expanding its TPA Business Owner Resources to include the 401(k) Sales Champion Workshop.

Mutual of Omaha appointed John Corrieri as vice president of the company’s 401(k) product and distribution.

Pyramis Global Advisors, a Fidelity Investments company, hired Mike Jones as its president and CEO.

BlackRock's iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business launched seven new fixed-income funds. 

Schwab launched two platforms as part of the Schwab Intelligent Integration initiative: Schwab OpenView Integrated Office and Schwab OpenView Gateway for Salesforce.

Working together to increase K-12 employee participation in 403(b) plans can produce benefits for advisers, school districts and employees alike.

A survey shows 57% of workers age 60-plus said they will look for a new job after retiring from their current company.

 MassMutual's Retirement Services Division promoted John Budd and added Brian Mezey to its sales and client management organization.   

Great-West Retirement Services appointed Troy Testa as regional sales director for Michigan.

A recent study found that healthy older adults have less negative thoughts than other age groups, leading to more life satisfaction.

There is much opportunity for advisers in the 403(b) church plan market, but one should get educated first, because church plans are different.

Adding college planning and tax planning to an adviser’s service offerings can result in retirement plan leads.

Aequitas Capital Management added two executives at its Portland headquarters.

Erado announced a multi-year agreement to provide social media compliance services to M Holdings Securities Inc. (M Securities), the broker/dealer of M Financial Group.

DST Systems Inc. announced a new administrative solution that makes retirement income products more widely available to sponsors of defined contribution retirement plans and their participants. 

Fund managers have turned significantly more cautious about the prospects for world growth and investment returns, according to a global survey of investment managers by Towers Watson.

Michael Hall joined Lincoln Financial Distributors, the wholesale distribution subsidiary of Lincoln Financial Group, as national sales manager for Institutional Retirement Solutions Distribution (IRSD).