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Panelists discussed recent trends with asset allocation vehicles, and how plan sponsors can help participants comprehend what it all means.

Retirement plan sponsors have a fiduciary duty to help plan participants who terminate or retire and provide them the tools they need to best protect their assets.

Two retirement industry professionals reviewed best practices for investment committee members.

When a plan is abandoned, custodians are left holding the assets of the plan, but lack the authority to terminate the plan and to distribute the plan's benefits...

Addressing employees’ financial issues can help them free up cash to save for retirement, including long-term health care costs.

The Wagner Law Group says non-ERISA 403(b) plans may satisfy the definition of “retail customer” in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)’s Regulation: Best Interest section of its...

A partner at Ivins, Phillips & Barker discusses why defined benefit plan sponsors should consider accelerating their funding—and how to do so.

OneAmerica hires client relationship executives, Nationwide, and AssuredPartners acquires NIS to serve 403(b) plans.

Its objective is to educate Americans about the importance of protected lifetime income solutions.

Senator Sherrod Brown calls it imperative "to find a bipartisan solution to the crisis threatening 1.3 million Americans."

Drew Carrington and Michael Knowling review the 8 most talked about retirement industry topics.

How Hearst Corp. followed a prudent process to choose its qualified default investment alternative.

To help allay their fears, MetLife has issued the first of four white papers on financial wellness.

Understanding the opportunities associated with 3(21) and 3(38) fiduciary services—and the key differences between them—can help ensure the best use of the retirement plan committee’s time and resources.

The trust and expectation that employees place in their employers to help them prepare effectively for retirement is stronger than ever, and this is both a burden and...

Franklin Templeton creates additional active funds; Hartford Funds presents ETF focused on fixed income; First Trust introduces actively managed ETF; and more.

Plan sponsors can anticipate additional guidance and legislation on a number of retirement plan issues.

Many people are unaware of their triple tax advantages, that balances can be carried forward and that the money can be invested.

“[When] investors commit to consistent investment regimes, investor returns are strong and the gaps are often positive," Morningstar says.

EBRI’s Lori Lucas tells PLANSPONSOR National Conference attendees that retirees actually spend less than the industry suggests employees save for retirement, and there are different reasons for that.