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After a ransomware breach knocked out systems on November 2, accounts are back after a month of shutdown, according to clients and providers.

Small firms in Colorado and Oregon launched 401(k) plan offerings after auto-IRA programs were enacted in those states, according to new research.

Ascensus names Mehlman new CFO; Crain exits Bank of America; NEPC elects principals and partners; and more.

IRI recognized the senators for creating more transparency about retirement income investment products.

Empower’s annual report mining data from 5.3 million workplace plan participants shows saver strains amid ‘steady’ deferral rates.

Vanguard expands ETF lineup with 2 active bond ETFs; Mutual of America Capital Management expands MoA Funds availability; DFPG Investments announces launch of Diversify Advisor Network; and more.

The bill will likely have to be added to a budget bill early in 2024 to pass.

Many corporate pension fund leaders are re-evaluating their liability-driven managers and allocations.

The New York representative was expelled for fraud and other offenses on Friday and did not meet the minimum service requirement for the benefit.

A Defined Contribution Alternatives Association research paper examined the case for plan sponsors to consider private real estate in retirement plans.

The acquisition will bolster Mercer’s OCIO investment and retirement consulting business.

Plan sponsors’ satisfaction with meeting their goals has also increased, according to Fidelity Investments’ annual survey.

Employees allege the Tyson Foods plan committee did not monitor and negotiate for reasonable recordkeeper fees.

The U.S. is falling behind other countries in offering alternative investments in defined contribution plans, according to speakers at the DCIIA Academic Forum.

Despite different perceptions of retirement readiness, both plan sponsors and participants understand the importance of grasping the details of how to generate retirement income.  

A report from the New School outlines some policy options to encourage later collection.

With more plan sponsors maintaining overfunded pension plans, some analysts argue that reopening a defined benefit plan, as IBM plans to, might be a good idea.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration released a video to remind plan sponsors about the importance of participants completing the Social Security Administration’s potential private retirement information notice.

When crafting messages for up to five generations of workers, a more succinct, informal approach can help ‘maximize the exposure.’

Plan sponsors and communications professionals examine the importance of reaching out to participants and how it can improve retirement savings.