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A survey finds a majority of retirees are using RMDs for ‘guidance’ about how to spend down their assets, but experts say this doesn’t support spending trends in...

Legislation drafted as part of the Congressional budget reconciliation process includes a broad mandate for employers to offer retirement plans, along with language promoting guaranteed retirement income investments.

As more participants express an interest in ESG investing, US SIF recommends steps plan sponsors can take to add the investments to retirement plans.

The court said that a plan’s mere underperformance, absent any specific allegations of imprudence, is not actionable.

There’s little evidence of the practice among sustainable investments, says S&P, as investors increasingly want proof an investment is doing what it claims and is not just a...

Lincoln Financial Group announces executive leader succession plans; Thrivent Advisor Network expands management team; GTCR and Reverence Capital Partners add chief legal officer; and more.

The Department of Labor says the fiduciary diverted tens of millions of dollars in plan assets for their own personal benefit through a variety of illegal transactions.

The National Labor Relations Board found that the match formula stated in a memorandum of agreement between an employer and an employee union did not reflect what was...

Stakeholders take issue with the permissible investments under the PBGC’s interim final rule, among other things, and even if special financial assistance works, it is only a temporary...

With more than 3 million public school teachers in the U.S. workforce, public teacher retirement is a broad retirement security issue for Americans, according to the nonprofit group...

The addition of the two funds expands the ShareBuilder 401k roster for the first time in more than a decade from 20 ETFs to 22 ETFs. 

An AARP poll taken in Michigan shows bipartisan support for state-operated retirement savings programs for private sector workers.

Using cost-effective digital platforms, a new generation of retirement plan providers strives to offer big-plan service to sponsors of small plans and those without a plan.

Participants shared with Empower the simple, direct retirement plan terminology they would prefer.

To avoid depletion, payroll taxes will need to be increased, benefits cut or both, and waiting will mean larger changes will be necessary, the Social Security Board of...

Most participant assets were held in equities, followed by mutual funds.

Experts say analyzing finances and creating a plan will likely help workers with their personal debt.

Virtually all state and local workers are offered a single- and joint-life annuity, while about 40% are offered a period certain annuity and about 30% can select a...

The exchange is primarily geared toward small and midsized businesses and will be available solely through UBS Financial Advisors.

Employers can take steps to alleviate financial concerns for underrepresented employees and make it easier for them to save in a retirement plan.