Latest News

Dave Chase, co-founder of Health Rosetta, says three questions address three big problems in health care: pricing failure, overtreatment and a crazy amount of administrative burden.

With some exceptions, PBGC premium payers and data providers can now assume filing relief from the pension insurer in each case that the IRS issues its own disaster-related...

Lubbock National Bank, the ESOP’s trustee, has also agreed to take steps that will ensure it fulfills its fiduciary obligations in the future.

The new website will include financial wellness and behavioral finance sections, and a brand new education center.

However, a brief released from the Center of Retirement Research shows retirement wealth accumulation is affected by having student loans.

In an issue snapshot, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) discusses when a cash balance plan amendment reduces (or potentially reduces) the interest crediting rate.

“We continue to see the significant impact plan design and financial wellness programs have on participant behavior, as evidenced by the increase in both participation and deferral rates...

Matrix is being sued for violating its fiduciary duties because it did not verify that the transfers were authorized by the participants in the 403(b) plans or permissible...

Voya hires VP focused on 403(b), 457 and 401(a) plans; Ascensus acquires TPA firm; Fidelity adds senior executive to Health and Welfare Practice; and more.

Topics to be covered include: Understanding your plan and your responsibilities; carefully selecting and monitoring service providers; avoiding prohibited transactions; and more.

The Plan Sponsor Council of America has heard concerns from its members that they have been or may be subjected to enforcement actions even though the DOL and...

“Plan sponsors that have adopted or moved to market return design structures have reduced or eliminated market and cost volatility from their retirement program while providing participants with...

A new Cerulli Associates survey suggests that at least half of 401(k) plan participants have no idea what to do with the savings they have diligently set aside...

HSAs need to offer equities, multi-asset classes and fixed income, Devenir says.

An institutional investment approach uses outcome-oriented investments, broad asset class diversification, best-of-breed investment management, a thoughtful mix of active and passive strategies and are vehicle agnostic, a report...

Experts with cash balance plan design and administration provider Kravitz define the concept of strategic plan termination—what the pros and cons are, and what an employer’s responsibilities entail...

Transamerica launches Stable Value account for retirement plans;  Fidelity offers third ESG investing option; Vanguard ESG ETFs to commence trading in September; and more.

The text of the new decision says the second amended complaint has failed because “it is an attempt to replead dismissed counts,” and because it includes an entirely...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has increased the affordability percentage for 2019 to 9.86%, up from 9.56% in 2018, the law firm Haynes and Boone announced.