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In this blog, I’ll be highlighting some of the major events that occurred in the employee benefits business over the past week, as well as the news coverage surrounding them.

Over the past several years, as companies tightened their belts and slashed their budgets, many plan sponsors reduced or completely eliminated matching contributions to employee retirement accounts. But recent trends indicate that may be turning around.

Total money market mutual fund assets decreased by $7.84 billion to $2.732 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, March 23.

House Ways and Means Committee members have introduced legislation designed to spur more employee-ownership in private industry.

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MassMutual’s Retirement Services Division is introducing two new analysis tools to help employees determine their retirement readiness.

Milliman’s Pension Funding Study released Tuesday showed decline in discount rates fueled record levels of pension expense for sponsors of the nation’s largest defined benefit pension plans.

Employers and even some younger people, including those nearing retirement, would pay more for health insurance if lawmakers raise the eligibility age for Medicare, a study to be released Tuesday concludes.