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Meredith Ryan Reid, with MetLife, says the human element is also really important.

The court has ruled that the litigation can proceed to trial because SafeWay’s summary dismissal argument that the plaintiffs’ case is premised entirely on hindsight “misses the point.”

Last June, the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized regulations to expand the opportunity to offer employment-based health insurance to small businesses through Association Health Plans (AHPs), but a...

MassMutual cites data from Aite Group showing usage of HSAs is projected to outpace other financial accounts for health care, such as HRAs and FSAs.

The latest report from Russell Investments shows the largest defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors have shifted more to fixed income investments and increased contributions as they continue to...

The program features a financial fitness assessment and score, personalized curriculum based upon needs and preferences, game mechanics, and one-on-one support from an internal team of retirement consultants.

One firm, for example, plans to soon roll out multiple additional products to complement its two existing ESG-labeled strategies—next will come ESG approaches to global equity and global...

Wilshire Consulting also reports significant changes to state pensions’ allocations to equity and real assets over the past decade.

401(k) consultants and advisers offer insight on the sentiments they are seeing from plan sponsors and make suggestions.

Participants in plans serviced by John Hancock can hear their account and loan balances, fund allocations, personal rates of return, contact information for the plan, and more.

“The whole world runs on smartphones,” says Alex Cyriac, co-founder and CEO of Lively.

Northern Trust names foreign exchange sales head; MassMutual adds head of benefits practice; Transamerica implements series of promotions; and more.

The ultimate impact of President Trump’s new executive order is likely to be more symbolic than substantive when it comes to the real-world activities of retirement plan fiduciaries...

Nearly 90% of the days in the quarter saw net trading activity favor fixed income, according to the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index.

Employers need to understand the basics of each in order to communicate to participants accurately, and they can use the differences to help employees view HSAs as long-term...

Both active annuitants and deferred annuitants can go to MassMutual’s website to access information about their annuity, as well as update their records, among other things.

Finadium builds database of securities lending mutual funds and ETFs; OneAmerica, Russell Investments managed accounts consider outside retirement assets; and MainStay moves target-date funds to other asset allocation...

The new solutions will help employees manage student loan debt, navigate job changes, access financial coaching and develop a personalized financial roadmap.

The relief on ERISA compliance applies to plan sponsors in Nebraska, Iowa and Alabama identified now or in the future for individual assistance by the Federal Emergency Management...