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In addition to a new retirement readiness tool that offers an aggregate picture of retirement savings, Vanguard has partnered with TD Ameritrade for a new brokerage account option...

The latest Retirement Confidence Survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows confidence in specific factors for retirement readiness is lower, and sources offer suggestions for how retirement...

The quarterly Defined Benefit Market Update and Commentary is designed to support DB plan sponsor clients and potential clients in the ongoing management of their plans and includes...

The report creates a watch list of investment managers that invest millions of dollars in companies that make assault weapons.

A new ETF market analysis from Greenwich Associates shows institutions continue relying on ETFs as “a liquid, fast and relatively low-cost tool in a wide range of tactical...

In a new Field Assistance Bulletin, the DOL clarifies how ESG investment considerations should be made under ERISA if ESG policies are included in investment policy statements and...

More than four in 10 retirees report that their health care expenses in retirement are higher than they expected and one-quarter say long-term care costs have been higher.

The Employee Benefit Research Institute’s (EBRI) 28th annual Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) finds the share of employees who feel very confident in their ability to live comfortably in...

The lawsuit alleges investment firms sold investments to KRS that were “extremely high-risk” and produced “excessive fees, poor returns and ultimately, losses.”

For example, 73% of companies have added telemedicine services, 79% offer access to a 24-hour nurse line and 60% use health advocacy programs.

Plan sponsors now have the opportunity to contact the agency for a pre-filing consultation to discuss the filing process and ensure the filing of a distress termination is...

Mobile-friendly, responsive web portal design has increased in the retirement industry to match consumers’ rising desires to be able to complete routine tasks without being tethered to a...

The lawsuit questions the selection of underlying investments for the Principal LifeTime Hybrid Collective Investment Funds, alleging Principal used proprietary investment vehicles, rather than other investment vehicles, and...

AXA hires executive for Life, Retirement and Wealth Management Business; T. Rowe Price expands Retirement Plan Services Team with new hires; Vestwell partners with Namely for retirement experience;...

This enables corporations to expense their contributions at a higher tax rate, according to Cerulli. 

U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch and Sherrod Brown are seeking public and industry input on ways to improve the solvency of multiemployer pension plans and the Pension Benefit Guarantee...

Neuberger Berman Addresses Volatility with PutWrite Fund; PanAgora Adds ESG Alpha Factors; and Hartford Funds Expands ETF Roster.

“Portfolio managers and their trading desks primarily choose [investment] instruments based solely on personal experience rather than through an analytical process,” says Kevin McPartland, with Greenwich Associates.

Seventy-seven percent of U.S. wealthy investors say health is more important than wealth, and 57% are worried their health will deteriorate in the next 10 years.

The compliance assistance program will increase awareness and understanding about basic fiduciary responsibilities when operating a retirement plan.