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Plan sponsors are using several options to help employees manage student loan debt.

Supporters say the ambitious legislation package would expand retirement plan coverage and deliver benefits to relieve anxiety about having secure retirement income.

The differences between CITs and mutual funds create different fiduciary implications for plans using them, speakers at a recent webinar said.

Lawmakers have also introduced a bill designed to help employees who have defined contribution plan accounts cover emergency expenses.

In an economy with significant momentum but also headwinds and pain points, new data from the Investment Company Institute shows that total retirement assets were up nearly 12%...

The complaint alleged a target-date fund suite managed by Principal performed poorly for an excessive period of time, without being adequately reviewed or removed from the plan.

In certain cases, the portion of a multiple employer plan attributable to a participating employer’s failure to meet plan qualification requirements would be spun off.

The house will hold a committee hearing focused on improving Americans’ retirement savings and investing opportunities and vote on the ‘SECURE Act 2.0’ this Tuesday.

The plaintiffs accuse the defense of failing to work to reduce retirement plan expenses or to adequately scrutinize each investment option that was offered to ensure it was...

The plaintiff is seeking recovery on behalf of a class of participants in a retirement plan of the AME church, which reported a ‘material loss’ last fall.

Participants claim that the plan charged excessive fees for investments and recordkeeping services. 

Lawmakers have asked the Government Accountability Office to study the need for greater spousal protections in defined contribution retirement plans.

The Standard hires new retirement plan consultant; NFP expands benefits capabilities with acquisition.

The proposed IMPAIR Russia Act would prevent investment firms, insurance companies and fiduciaries subject to ERISA from investing in Russian entities.

J.P. Morgan says a strategy change from LDI is needed to facilitate pension stabilization.

KraneShares introduces active global carbon transformation ETF; Dimensional lists four new international equity ETFs; Nasdaq Fund Network welcomes BlackRock’s Target Allocation ETF models; and more.

The product was launched through a recordkeeper, third-party administrator, and investment manager partnership.

A federal court order rejects the defendants’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which argues plan fiduciaries permitted the payment of excessive fees, but it also determines that the...

The amount of the increase in contributions depends on employees’ age and initial contribution level, research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute found.   

The consolidated lawsuit alleges Nationwide 401(k) plan fiduciaries failed to negotiate guaranteed investment fund terms that were as good as the same fund’s terms for its DB plan.