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As heart monitors, smartwatches and other electronic systems become more popular, employers may wonder whether they should offer these products to employees.

Not making enough money and overestimating what benefits will be received from Social Security are keeping some Americans from saving, studies show.

Teachers hired after 2011 are part of a variable benefit plan design, in which they have to pay more into the plan when returns miss certain targets, a...

The agency identified how retirement plans for public and private-sector employees in other countries are already assessing their risk.

The agency is requesting comments about whether relief should be made permanent.

Health care decisions are financial decisions, and the right tools, communications and advice can help employees make the right choices.

Verus hires investment professionals for Pennsylvania team; FuturePlan by Ascensus announces new DVP; and American Trust acquires Denver-based LT Trust Co.

There are plan design features, communications and investment options that can help participants near retirement stay on track for retirement security.

The TPA will give sponsors a platform where they can centralize these functions.

Experts dissected what financial benefits and opportunities sponsors should offer participants, and any savings or spending hierarchies their participants should prioritize.

How plan sponsors can get participants back into a saving mode after a rough year.

Now that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic has lifted and work has largely returned to normalcy, so too has retirement plan sponsors’ commitment to finessing plan design.

Panelists discussed what fiduciaries should consider when rounding out their investment selections and how to determine whether the investment fees their participants are paying are reasonable.

The settlement agreement includes both a $5.4 million payment and non-monetary relief.

Nationwide partners with AB to offer in-plan income guarantees; Voya’s new stable value solution offers manager diversity; Bloomberg and MSCI launch emerging markets ESG index suite; and more.

A PSNC session explored participant demand for retirement income, the types of guaranteed solutions available and a process for evaluation and implementation. 

A judge found that an email requesting information about obtaining benefits constituted a ‘written request’ as required by the plan document and that Nissan didn’t respond within the...

Today’s recordkeepers, advisers and plan sponsors all view outsourcing as part and parcel of a retirement plan’s day-to-day operations.

The time is now for retirement plans to view their participants as investors deserving high-touch, personalized retirement income assistance.

Another House committee has held a hearing on the popular ‘SECURE 2.0’ legislation, setting the stage for a full floor debate and potential bipartisan vote.