Benefits

The number of workforce cooperatives more than doubled over the same period.

A new study from The Standard found that women placed a higher value on having retirement plans than men, but focused more on saving for the unexpected.

January’s rise builds on gains made in the last three quarters of 2025.

Plan sponsors can de-risk by shrinking liabilities and outsourcing investment management, Aon reported.

Vanguard gauged which optional provisions plan sponsors are making deliberate choices to adopt.

U.S. Census Bureau data reviewed by the National Institute on Retirement Security found a serious gap in retirement preparedness.  

The firm expects its artificial intelligence-based tools will help plan sponsors and individuals pay down loans more than 252,000 years faster.

Panelists discussed how benchmarking drives smarter plan design decisions.

As pooled plans become less niche, recordkeepers, advisers and TPAs have started working together more than ever before.

Illinois-based Prero & Morgenstern found value in a pooled employer plan that it never saw in the state-facilitated option.

Designed to help close the retirement plan coverage gap, the pooled options are drawing interest even from midsize and large employers.

‘Well-managed, daily-valued' plans will be immune from risks and volatility associated with traditional DB plans, October Three reported.

Per LIMRA, consumer demand, new product development and technological efficiency will keep annual sales greater than $450 billion. 

Mayor Cherelle Parker approved legislation that allows voters to decide whether to approve the Philly Saves program.

BlackRock, Charles Schwab, Russell Investments, and ICI pledge employer contributions before July pilot program begins.

The funded status for the largest 100 corporate defined benefit plans rose to 108.1% in December 2025, according to Milliman.

Most were low earners who collected their benefits to ‘pay the bills,’ according to a new study from the Boston College Center for Retirement Research.

Better participant engagement could unlock up to $405 billion in industry AUA by 2034, according to research from Accenture.

Other SECURE 2.0 provisions and pending legislation on 403(b) investments are also expected to shape sponsors’ compliance priorities.

Industry observers encourage employers to focus on information systems and communications as new Roth requirement for high earners rolls out.