Retirement & Benefits

• IRS Posts Draft PPACA Regulations

  By Allison Bell, LifeHealthPro  |  January 2, 2013

  Regulators hope to keep employers from eliminating full-time employees.

• Obama to Control Most Health Exchanges

  By Alex Wayne, Bloomberg  |  December 14, 2012

  32 states have opted out of building an exchange or are expected to opt out.

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  Pension Funding: To De-Risk or Not to De-Risk

  By Russ Banham  |  December 14, 2012

  Trend of handing off pension liabilities to insurers is expected to accelerate next year.

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  Changing Taxation of 401(k)s Could Discourage Savings, Sponsors

  By Susan Kelly  |  December 14, 2012

  Many companies would drop 401(k) plans or consider dropping them, according to American Benefits Council survey. (Robyn Credico of Towers Watson)

• Michigan Right-to-Work Law Viewed as Domino

  By Keith Naughton, John McCormick and Chris Christoff, Bloomberg  |  December 14, 2012

  Other Rust Belt states could follow Michigan's lead.

• Surprise: New Insurance Fee in PPACA

  By Richard Zaldivar-Alonso  |  December 13, 2012

  The charge, buried in a recent regulation, works out to tens of millions of dollars for the largest companies, employers say.

• Aetna CEO Sees Healthcare Reform Doubling Some Premiums

  By Alex Nussbaum, Bloomberg  |  December 13, 2012

  Some small businesses, individuals are in for "premium rate shock" in 2014, Bertolini says.

• U.S. Probes CEOs’ Stock Sales (WSJ)

  December 11, 2012

  Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office launches criminal investigation.

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  After the Cliff Comes Obamacare

  By Milton Ezrati  |  December 11, 2012

  Implementing healthcare reform is likely to mean considerable uncertainty and disruption, says Lord Abbett's Milton Ezrati.

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  Will the U.S. Kick 401(k) Subsidies Off the Cliff?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 10, 2012

  A tax subsidy may be necessary to motivate employers to offer retirement benefits.