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The changes to Form 5500 for defined contribution and defined benefit plans are modest.

Employees with access to the solution can set up free emergency personal savings accounts through the ease of payroll deductions and receive matched contributions from their employer.

Putnam Investments to develop suite of sustainable retirement target-date funds; PGIM Investments expands actively managed fixed income ETF lineup; Nationwide adds new solution to address market volatility; and...

Longevity risk has received increased attention from the government, the retirement industry and workers, but solutions have yet to be widely implemented.

One proposal put forward Wednesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission would restrict the way investment managers use ESG nomenclature in fund names, while another would require certain...

The platform allows plan sponsors to add an extra layer of fiduciary protection.

Special Financial Assistance program to date has approved more than $6.2 billion to cover nearly 120,000 participants.

The largest U.S. business lobbyist opposes bill banning discretionary clauses.

Last year, the percentage of working Americans nearing retirement age who felt financially prepared for retirement was 26%; this year, that number has declined to just 22%.

First ‘greenwashing’ case hints at more enforcement to come.

Fiduciary breach claims are likely to spike—and win—if the two-pronged legislation is passed.

Consultants report 76% of plan sponsors prefer to retain retiree assets in plan, up from less than half in 2015.

Following an SEC settlement, most of the U.S. business of Allianz Global Investors will transfer to Voya Investment Management.

Providing retirement plan participants with access to a self-directed brokerage window demands the examination of plan demographics to determine if one is appropriate.

A Senate vote is scheduled for next week on the appointment of Lisa Gomez as head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.  

T. Rowe Price appoints senior ESG leader; Alerus names new retirement executive; Voya hires chief information security officer; and more.

Retirement plan participants are staying on track, not changing allocations, in the face of market volatility.

Pacific Life announces collaboration with Wespath Benefits and WTW on qualifying longevity annuity contract option, and Principal Global Investors launches active real estate ETF.

The Employee Benefit Research Institute's Retirement Confidence Survey revealed workers’ expectations of and retirees’ experiences with workplace plans.