Administration

With increased litigation, a new fiduciary rule and a new presidential administration, retirement plan sponsors should evaluate the services provided by their advisers.

The California Public Employee Retirement system outlines several cost-saving strategies including changes to its health care program and its investment-management practices.

Health care costs continue to rise, but an approach utilizing the right investment vehicles and tools to gauge future health care expenses may help investors prepare for the...

Milliman reports that multiemployer pension plans’ funded status has been steady so far in 2016, but its analysis shows questionable results for these plans going forward.

Many committees do not have the expertise to select investments and should use outside help, SEI says.

Global consulting firm Mercer discovered some new trends in the world of pension de-risking.

A new survey by Vanguard identifies the pressing challenges faced by defined benefit plan sponsors, and offers guidance.

Plan sponsors must carefully vet robo-adviser offerings to participants.

A study suggests that defined benefit plans’ move to mark-to-market accounting may be less driven by transparency motives and more driven by executive compensation motives.

A new white paper spells out the main areas of retirement plan governance and compliance, offering clear pathways for plans to consider following in order to improve compliance...

Mercer data shows the funding ration as flat from September to October, while Wilshire and Legal & General Investment Management America show a slight uptick.

Despite market volatility and a continued low interest rate environment, DB plan sponsors can still establish an effective LDI strategy to derisk their plans.

Nearly 85% of pension plans paying PBGC premiums have less than 1,000 participants—so it only makes sense that small plans make up a significant proportion of the ERISA...

An analysis of defined contribution participant distribution behavior supports the use of “through” target-date funds and the allowance of partial distributions from DC plans.

Use of auto-deferral increase and auto-rebalancing has declined in the past two years; however, there is increased interest from 401(k) plan sponsors in offering participants investment advice, research...

Providers, industry groups and regulators agree efforts are needed to reduce defined contribution retirement plan cashouts.

Among proposals are a change in PBGC premiums and changes in premium structure.

Plan sponsors have been moving away from traditional financial-wellness education methods and utilizing tools like apps and games to help participants manage their finances and prepare for retirement.

The updated improvement scale suggests U.S. mortality continues to improve, but at a slower average rate of improvement than previous years, which may decrease pension plan obligations slightly.

In addition, a study finds Millennials are the generation most likely to interact with their providers exclusively via a mobile app rather than through a website alone.