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For the year ended September 30, they are up 6.90%, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service.

Workers younger than 35 are realizing they need to start saving now, according to Ascensus; however, only 30% are on track to meet their retirement savings goals.

Twenty-two percent do not know how their assets are invested, Legg Mason found in a survey.

An analysis of participants who remained active in the same 401(k) plans from year-end 2010 through year-end 2016 shows their accounts balances more than doubled in that period.

Scripps Chief Financial Officer Lisa Knutson says the pension risk transfer agreement is “another move in the company’s effort to de-risk its pension plan.”

BNY Mellon says higher allocations to U.S. equity drove outperformance as U.S. fixed income sustained its streak as the lowest performing asset class.

In a mixed ruling, the court again leaves room for re-pleading of the plaintiffs’ failed arguments, making the filing of a third amended complaint likely before any allegations...

Fifty-five percent of U.S. investors have their global equity allocation in active, alpha-seeking strategies, and the planned allocation to these strategies in three years is 61%, research found.

In addition, to help employees reduce their debt stress and maximize their retirement plan savings, more employers are developing financial wellbeing initiatives, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. found.

ICI draws the conclusion that this system means fund shareholders are paying higher costs than is strictly necessary.

The lawsuit alleged that the company selected high-cost proprietary investment products offered and managed by Jackson National and its affiliates on the plan’s menu of investment options, allowing...

The average 401(k) balance reached an all-time high of $106,500 in the third quarter, and the average 403(b) balance is nearly double what it was a decade ago,...

Client engagement expert joins Transamerica; Ascensus acquires Pension Works for TPA division; Buckley replaces McNabb as Vanguard chairman; and more.

They can also prompt participants to make other important improvements to their savings strategies, Voya Financial learned.

The financial wellness program rounds up debit card purchases and checking account transactions to the nearest dollar and stores the change in employees’ Cookie Jar savings accounts. 

EBRI decided to look closer at the way a number of states have launched their own automatic retirement savings initiatives.

After several weeks of relatively large price swings for major equity market indices, 401(k) trading activity jumped on Monday, October 29.

SSGA Creates Fixed Income Data and Investment Publication, and Northern Trust Selects Diversity-Focused Firms to Offer Investment Insight.

Fifty-two percent of pre-retirees surveyed by the Nationwide Retirement Institute wish they better understood how their income in retirement will be taxed.

Only 4% of HSA owners invested their money, and when distributions were taken, investors took larger distributions than non-investors, EBRI found.