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Advisers and managers share the tools and messages that best allow plan sponsors to communicate the need for rebalancing and drive the process. 

Many defined contribution plan sponsors have concerns about offering alternative investments in their 401(k) menu, but a supportive regulatory environment may shift the tide.

ERISA attorneys review what the law and a decade or more of case law require of plan sponsors.

Principal appoints head of retirement solutions; benefits attorney joins Wagner Law Group; Variant Investments appoints head of institutional sales; and more.

Federal advisory committees have become targets in President Donald Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal government.

Probationary employees and the head of the agency’s division of employee ownership were recently terminated amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce.

Newfront Insurance and Pave partner to simply employee benefits; Apollo, State Street private-debt to release new ETF; Betterment Adviser Solutions launches solo 401(k)s; and more.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions cleared President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Labor, advancing her to a full Senate vote.

After a hearing on Wednesday, the committee seeks feedback on several legislative proposals, including one that would allow 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts.

Starting this week, the Social Security Administration is making retroactive payments because of changes to the WEP and GPO, with increases to monthly payments up next.

The circuit judge granted a 60-day abeyance in two lawsuits against the DOL over its Retirement Security Rule.

NCPERS study finds public plans returned 9.47% in fiscal 2024 and reached 83.1% funded.

The third-party call center representative improperly accessed personal data of retirement plan participants between December 2024 and January 2025.

As government employees experience mass terminations, they await instructions on how to handle their retirement funds.

Pennsylvania PSERS announces the retirement of Executive Director Sanchez; Wilmington Trust names DiLuigi head of US Markets; Lopes joins Nationwide retirement solutions.

Former participants of insurance company Swiss Re’s retirement plan also accused the firm of allowing the plan to pay excessive recordkeeping fees, offering underperforming investments and under-utilizing forfeiture...

Employers have options to offer student loan benefits to employees and do not need to wait for further IRS guidance to start.

A report found an increase in first-time retirement plan participation and in employees maximizing employer match benefits.

Alera Group expands its wealth management and retirement plan solutions; Berwyn Group launches a death audit solution; J.P. Morgan launches an active ETF; and more.

According to a new survey, 70% of plan sponsors would be interested in managed accounts as an opt-in if the fees were 10 basis points or less.