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After a poor performance in 2022, defined benefit plans are reporting positive returns so far this year as bond markets rebound, according to Investment Metrics.

The 2023 awards recognize 34 plan sponsors across nine categories.

Institutional Retirement Income Council names new board members; ERISA experts Treichel, Cooper, start Endeavor Law; The Standard selects divisional vice president; and more.

Employers use the help of a consultant searching for employee benefit vendors, narrowly for certain tasks or pricing only and not at all.  

401(k) plan sponsors could increase their default escalation increment to 2% to boost employee savings, according to research by Voya.

Legislators in Missouri and Minnesota passed bills to expand access to retirement savings for private sector employees, and Vermont legislators voted to change its approach.

A panel hosted by EPI argues that older workers are stuck between retiring without enough money, or working beyond their desired age. 

A former ESOP participant claims fiduciaries created conditions forcing the sale of participants’ assets by attempting to take advantage of COVID-19 economic shocks.

John Hancock Retirement launches dynamic default investment feature; Tata AIA upgrades Life Fortune Guarantee Pension; Putnam Investments launches emerging markets ex-China ETF; and more.

The IRS announced a second consecutive significant increase to health savings account contribution limits in its response to continued inflation.

Nurse turnover remains high, and employers can improve their overall retention by implementing benefits both old and new. 

Government plans will struggle to comply with SECURE 2.0 because of their administration requirements.

Employers expect to return employee well-being benefits to pre-COVID levels in 2024, bringing back yoga, meditation classes, Fidelity and Business Group Health research shows.

Low-income women are most at risk financially, and nearly two-thirds said they are not confident they have the information they need to plan and save for retirement, two...

The trade group that sued the DOL says the regulator will not insist that rollover advice should be subject to ERISA.

Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.

The New Jersey-based plan’s total aid from the PBGC now exceeds $60 million.

The two Swiss financial firms are relying on exemptions granted by the DOL to keep managing retirement plan assets, when they would otherwise be disqualified for a litany...

A New Jersey-based graphite manufacturer is alleged to have failed to operate the employee stock ownership plan in the best interests of participants.

What a prolonged debt ceiling fight could cost retirement investors.