Administration

“The code of conduct is a valuable tool to ensure that fiduciaries and plan providers are working together in the best interests of participants and beneficiaries,” says Hank...

Plan sponsors with no committees must still perform committee functions.

The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate pension plans saw an increase in April 2015.

DC plans can play a part in numerous strategies for setting up retirement income.

Rising interest rates helped improve U.S. corporate pension plan funding.

Defined contribution plans are not likely to use robo advisers in the near future, but may begin to if the innovation develops, sources say.

Employees receive education about saving for retirement from their employers, but something rarely discussed is how to make that savings last.

Retirement plan service providers are keeping up with new trends and can help plan sponsors do so as well.

Retirement plan sponsors should revisit their communications strategies to keep up with participants’ needs and advancing technology.

A new study shows the greatest funded percentage drop since 2008.

"As the fund matures, and the retired population grows, it's important that the rates reflect the changing demographics of our members," says Richard Costigan, chair of the CalPERS...

A CEM benchmarking report deemed CalPERS as 'cost-advantaged.'

Hueler Income Solutions offers DC plan participants an out-of-plan lifetime income solution, but the Hueler Companies CEO says providers are making progress on being able to offer in-plan...

Public plans and foundations and endowments also saw assets decrease.

While it worked to boost savings in its 401(k) plan, one plan sponsor did not forget about highly compensated employees’ desire to save for retirement.

Mercer attributes the rise in pension risk transfer activity to PBGC premium increases.

Multiemployer plans have not fully rebounded from the 2008 financial crisis because returns have not kept pace with growth in liabilities, according to Milliman.

Despite perceptions that many states have fallen far short of their pension funding requirements, most states have made a reasonable effort to fund their share of pension contributions.

For most non-ERISA 403(b) plans, automatic enrollment is not an option.

Implications of two litigation outcomes in June 2014 depend on the type of employee stock ownership plan an employer offers.