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USI adds practice leader for defined benefit actuarial services; Ascensus acquires two new TPAs; Voya hires VP for tax exempt markets business; and more.

“Ultimately, we believe that an active and tactical approach to investing in green bonds may allow investors to better manage risk factors, such as those relating to currencies...

The defendants argued that a court decision in a self-dealing lawsuit against Wells Fargo supports their motion to dismiss their suit.

According to the DOL, the fiduciary failed to remit employee contributions to the plan and used the funds instead for business and personal purposes.

Six in ten (61%) survey respondents are simply not sure how long it might delay their ability to save for retirement should a large 6,000 point drop in...

JULY adds Stadion ETF to platform; Nationwide increases fund offerings with new ETF; and Fairpointe Capital releases ESG-centralized approach.

Employees are racking up credit card debt and borrowing from retirement savings to pay for unexpected expenses.

Under the terms of the settlement, ERIC members may inform the State, if it asks, that they are ERIC members, and the State will verify their membership with...

Strong asset returns and an increase in voluntary contribution activity drove DB plan funded levels significantly higher over the last year; on the other side of the ledger,...

The CEO pled guilty last year for paying illegal kickbacks to producers in an effort to steer employee health benefit plans to his company.

For both sexes, becoming serious about saving for retirement doesn't usually happen until one's 40s or 50s.

Forty-one percent of Americans polled say they decreased contributions to a savings plan because of health care expenses.

The lawsuit filed by MBA Engineering on behalf of its 401(k) and cash balance plans also accuses Vantage Benefits, MBA's TPA and recordkeeper, of stealing money from approximately...

The original lawsuit alleged negligence and professional malpractice by Willis Towers Watson in its actuarial work for the city; the settlement does not constitute an admission of wrongdoing.

While there is strong optimism concerning the equity markets and long-term growth, there is also a lack of specific planning on the key topics of income planning, Social...

Section 501 of the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act would give non-spouse beneficiaries five years to take distributions of inherited accounts over $450,000 before they would be taxed.

The lawsuit alleges that Gannett Co., its benefit plans committee and other fiduciaries’ decision to concentrate plan investments in Gannett’s parent company common stock was a breach of...

Nearly six in ten pre-retirees and 32% of retirees describe their primary investment strategy as focused on either “aggressive growth” or “moderate growth;” a MassMutual survey finds.

The appellate court found no evidence that the CVS retirement plan’s stable value fund departed radically from the investment standards and logic of stable value funds.