Some legislative proposals, such as the SECURE Act, may address challenges to retirement income adequacy women face, but there are also things retirement plan sponsors can do.
A federal court judge ultimately found that a participant in George Washington University’s two retirement plans had previously waived her right to sue for fiduciary breaches under the...
Being less optimistic than advisers about participants’ retirement readiness, plan sponsors also want guidance about alternative plan designs and cite increasing defined contribution (DC) plan participation as their...
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit argue that passive funds would have resulted in better returns net of fees that the actively managed funds offered in the plan.
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Younger employees would benefit most from a requirement for employers to offer retirement plans, while older employees would benefit most from providing the option of guaranteed income for...
The editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon says Democrats may end up regretting their calls for Acosta's resignation since his replacement could be more proactive in pushing the...
Defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors are expected to have to navigate a more volatile market environment in the second half of the year.
In addition to promoting inaccurate pension heath assessments, a new academic paper argues, pension accounting rules set by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board create “a degree of moral...
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has published a new form and instructions with the goal of streamlining and simplifying the ERISA Title IV coverage determination process.
If legislation passes to allow for open multiple employer plans (MEPs) for plan sponsors without a common nexus, experts believe they will offer benefits to plan sponsors, but...
Mercer's clients in the United States will have access to Club Vita's proprietary longevity assumptions, analytics and reporting, which will help them to better assess and manage their...
Seventy percent think their approach will help employees retire at their targeted retirement age, compared to only 43% of plan sponsors without this specific plan design.