In-Depth

2017 happens to be a light year for required plan amendments for retirement plans.

Though not a required contribution, defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors may want to offer a true-up match to help participants...

Some communications with terminated participants are required by law, but plan sponsors can take this farther—from offering the opportunity to...

In a world of heightened plan sponsor scrutiny, fiduciary liability insurance can be a powerful tool.

Under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act, the Treasury must review pension plan applications for benefit suspensions—but the process is proving...

There is a move among employers to self-insure health benefits, but if employers don’t act like insurers, they are missing...

The rapid move of big data has created many factor-based investment products, but institutional investors need to focus on only...

Communications, pushing CDHP enrollment and including retirement plan reminders can help enrollment be successful for both employees and employers.

The deadline for adopting a new safe-harbor 401(k) plan is October 1, and while it’s not likely to be met...

Steps can be taken to prevent a lawsuit, establish defenses if a lawsuit arises and buy fiduciary protection.

With education and new tools, plan sponsors can help employees get student loan debt under control.

Often a fund manager personnel change serves as a trigger to put a fund on a watch list, but recent...

Two fiduciary compliance experts highlight the mistakes plan sponsors are making that can land them in hot water under ERISA—some...

DB plan sponsors making additional cash contributions to fund their plans should consider locking in those funding gains to reduce...

Tax-reform may target the incentives to save in DC plans.