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The denial leaves in place an appellate court’s decision that claims in a lawsuit against the University of Southern California fell outside the scope of arbitration agreements signed...

In addition, the agency is holding a three-day webcast series in March.

Principal Flash Briefing, the firm’s financial wellness platform, relies on Alexa.

In addition to a more than $13 million payment, Franklin has agreed to select a non-proprietary target-date fund (TDF) for its 401(k) plan’s investment lineup and increase company...

Employees of Kroger say Central States’ plan trustees refused to negotiate a proposal with them after they filed an ERISA fiduciary duty lawsuit, but court documents show the...

“Telemedicine stands out as the fastest-growing health care cost-management technique among employers,” says Julie Stich, associate vice president of content at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

Industry consultant moves to SageView; NIRS positions third executive director; TRA acquires pensions administration firm; and more.

A letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), identifies 10 questions federal lawmakers would like the GAO to answer, following its examination.

Among other risk areas shared in a new report by Aon are expansion of data into mobile devices and sharing of data with third-party vendors and service providers.

The legislation would permit employers to contribute up to $5,250 tax-free to their employees’ student loans.

Employer contributions to public pensions fell below certain benchmarks for improving plan funded status, and the Society of Actuaries suggests a couple of reasons this may be so.

FTSE Russell creates index series for asset allocation strategies; Legg Mason reveals short-duration ETF; and Schwab announces additions to ETF OneSource.

Speakers on a PGIM Fixed Income webcast offered practical steps pension plan sponsors can take today and over time to protect funding levels; they suggested liability-driven investing is...

Company stock plan participants surveyed by Fidelity Investments reported they have used or will use proceeds for things such as reinvesting in retirement accounts or paying bills and...

It was the slowest start to the year in the 20-plus years of the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index. 

While the 2018 PLANSPONSOR DC Survey shows that, in many ways, not-for-profit health care DC plan sponsors have adopted more “best practices” for their plans than those in...

A district court in California has issued a mixed ruling in a self-dealing lawsuit filed against Schwab Retirement Plan Services and other defendants.

The EEOC charged the club with laying off its oldest groundskeeper and telling him the club was “looking to take the staff in a younger direction.”