Administration

New research by Morningstar suggests plan sponsors may benefit from increasing default savings rates, relying on opt-out auto escalation features, and stretching the employer match.

This includes pre-funding, terminations and buy-outs, according to Mercer.

Several analyses show funded status improvement for the month of March as well as the first quarter.

It stands to reason that some target-date fund investors may be leaving the products and their workplace plans in order to start formally structuring retirement income, but plan...

A change in the recording and timing of contributions could save DB plan sponsors thousands or more in PBGC premiums, a report contends.

Plan sponsors and advisers play critical roles in addressing the gender pay gap and motivating women to save for retirement.

Retirement plan service providers often fall short of providing additional desirable result features, such as calls to action and scenario comparisons.

The firm says DB plan funded levels may be on the move as interest rates and equity values rise simultaneously.

Leading homepages now provide more diverse selections of additional plan data, such as plan participation rates, average salary deferrals, number of properly diversified participants and various participant retirement...

New mortality tables mandated by the IRS will go into effect in 2018, and PBGC premiums will only go up from here. 

Despite the number of active DB plans dwindling, providers dedicated to the space are still investing in enhancements to their services.

S&P Global Ratings estimates CalPERS and CalSTRS will contribute $2 billion more a year toward pension costs.

Mercer reports no change in pension funded status, while Wilshire and LGIMA report a modest increase.

Forty percent of the recordkeepers within Corporate Insight’s Retirement Plan Monitor (RPM) coverage group are either completely overhauling or making significant enhancements to existing content.

A growing number of DB plan sponsors are considering PRT products at a time when PBGC premiums have increased by more than 300%, a new study finds. 

The investment firm says it is important to permit them to take partial withdrawals.

The Aon Hewitt Pension Risk Tracker looks at the funded status of U.S. pensions for companies in the S&P 500.

While retirement savings is critical to financial wellness, employees typically won’t make the most of it if they’re struggling to meet short-term financial obligations.

Retirement plan participants’ financial stress includes commitments to their spouses, children and parents.

Rather than focusing on literacy and word-for-word translations, retirement plan sponsors may want to pay more attention to context and cultural needs.