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The current market volatility, combined­ with the Pension Protection Act (PPA) mandate to curb smoothing­ of pension­ plans' assets and liabilities­, apparently­ have motivated some corporate­ sponsors­ to...

Is securities lending secure?

Sponsors preparing for new 403(b) regs should anticipate stepped-up IRS compliance efforts

Those rumors that the new Congress may kill 401(k) plans may be just that—but Washington appears ready to think about making some substantial changes

In the political season just past, a common—and powerful—­theme on all sides was what the "other" side was going to take away from you.

They say that desperate times call for desperate measures.

PLANSPONSOR.com news articles that also appear in the Upfront section of the December issue.

We all have them: those front-line experiences that are inevitable when one deals with the variety—and sensitivity—of issues associated with human beings and critical life events.

Back in October, I asked NewsDash readers about their oddest jobs.

Each month, Bells & Whistles highlights recent product introductions that plan sponsors may find of interest.

Robert Edwards vs. Harleysville National Bank, 87-3987

The Texas management consultant whose name has been attached to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on participants' legal rights to pursue fiduciary breach claims has no regrets.

This discussion between Enthusius (in hospital), Economicus, and Skepticus (the narrator) follows up on their earlier dialogue, "The Symposium on Pension Finance."

It is not clear if the financial bailout legislation bails out pension plans

Get your new year off to a good start.

If I were to sum up the results of our 13th annual Defined Contribution Survey in a sentence, it would be "not as much as you might think."

The defined contribution (DC) market­place is about to see a major shift toward a retirement-income focus, according to a new report by consulting firm McKinsey & Co.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Boston office reportedly is looking into how pension plans value alternative investments, and the investigation ultimately could lead to a new DoL requirement...

Getting individuals to save more sounds great. How about 401(k) participants having larger account balances when they retire? Few would argue against it because, as a matter of...

The end of summer brought trauma to the financial markets. In September and October, the Dow plunged hundreds of points more than once, and bankruptcy plagued—and/or threatened to...