Administration

The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate pension plans decreased nearly 3%.

S&P 1500 pension funded status weathered a volatile month with a 2% decline, Mercer says.

Employees with deferred vested benefits under the firm’s pension plan may elect to receive a lump-sum payment.

There’s been a tug of war, of sorts, over the best design for K-12 school district 403(b) plans, but some say they should strike a balance between old...

They now comprise 28% of all defined benefit plans.

The Principal will assume obligation for pension benefits of certain retirees of the Lincoln Electric Company.

Recordkeeping systems are not as varied as they used to be, but there are still questions plan sponsors need to ask.

While establishing processes to comply with IRS regulations, a school district in Illinois decided it wanted a better plan for itself and plan participants.

Decreasing rates that increased pension liability counteracted the positive effects from asset returns on the funded status of plans, Aon Hewitt says.

After this year health care plan sponsors will only have two more open enrollment periods to make changes before the introduction of the much-maligned “ACA Cadillac Tax.”

The fourth and final article in a series about how to boost retirement plan participant engagement and outcomes beyond automatically enrolling employees.

It’s been something of a common monthly performance story for pension plans in recent years, with decreasing rates overpowering increasing markets.

“The misery of uncertainty is worse than the certainty of misery,” commented one retirement industry expert, on the release of 2016 IRS static mortality tables.

U.S. corporate pension plans saw a minor decrease in funded status last month.

Reducing plan costs and reevaluating the investment menu trail regulations for top sponsor concerns.

Hollis Lamon finds a 3(38) investment manager saves him money and time, improves his fiduciary processes and improves participant outcomes.

Addressing all of employees’ financial concerns can increase retirement savings behavior and outcomes.

The third in a series of articles about how to boost retirement plan participant engagement and outcomes beyond automatically enrolling employees.

Lack of awareness, pressure by vendors that want to maintain the status quo and limited provider choice are hindering K-12 403(b) plan sponsors from consolidating vendors and improving...

Managing multiple retirement plans can get tricky—especially when different groups of employees are in different plans.