Benefits

October 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study suggests defined contribution (DC) plans could improve retirement outcomes for participants by adopting practices developed by defined benefit (DB) plans and...

October 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy percent of 9,000 people surveyed in eight European countries and the U.S. believe that workplace retirement plans are “somewhat” or “extremely” important.

October 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fifty percent of middle class Americans say they are responsible for funding their retirement.

October 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Social Security continues to be a strong component of retirement planning for the middle class, according to results from the...

October 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seven percent fewer local units of government provide health coverage to their active employees than in 2011, according to data from Cobalt Community...

October 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The goals and designs of defined contribution (DC) plans are evolving as defined benefit (DB) plans are increasingly replaced.

October 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite being more concerned than men about the potential risks they face in retirement, fewer women complete basic retirement planning activities.

October 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Human Resources mangers are frustrated with employees’ understanding of health benefits, according to a Quick Poll conducted by Corporate Synergies Group.

October 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most investors ages 21 to 50 remain focused on saving for retirement, according to an online survey...

October 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite being younger than others, on average, workers at tax-exempt health care organizations have saved more for...

October 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSORS.com) – A comparison found that using the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’s) required minimum distributions (RMD) as a retirement savings withdrawal strategy does almost as...

October 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In the past year, 30% of workers have called in sick when not actually ill, and many have given employers creative excuses, a...

October 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While more than 50% of plan sponsors offer target-date funds (TDFs) in defined contribution (DC) plans, only half of them are using TDFs...

October 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – AllianceBernstein has found that whether plan participants consider themselves “active” or “accidental” investors, they give target-date funds (TDFs) praise.

October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Only 56% of employees eligible to participate in the annual benefits enrollment period are confident about their decisionmaking, and many keep the same...

October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. retirement income system advanced from 10th last year to 9th in the 2012 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, which looks at...

October 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hostess Brands Inc. proposed withholding contributions to its company defined benefit (DB) and multiemployer pension plans (MEPPs) for two years, according to its...

October 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Fidelity report finds higher education retirement plan sponsors lag behind sponsors in other sectors in adopting plan features to improve employees’ retirement...

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As state and local governments have reformed pension plans to address economic concerns, the use of defined contribution (DC) plans is evolving.

October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) makes the case for automatic enrollment, automatic escalation, company matches, education and advice, plus regular plan and...