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The firm has agreed to pay $75 million to settle litigation brought by multiple retirement plan participants alleging J.P. Morgan invested its stable value funds in risky assets.

Providers, namely hospitals and large regional health care systems, are increasingly being asked by payers to accept at-risk reimbursement, where payment is heavily influenced by the quality and...

The memo lists actions plan sponsors should take to locate missing participants in order not to be challenged on violating RMD rules.

Respondents across all three generations cite saving and investing for retirement as their primary financial goal; however, Millennials are less inclined to buy and hold for the long...

The plan gives employers the opportunity to automatically enroll employees into the plan, as well as escalate their deferrals every year, and offers them investment fiduciary services.

The lawsuit accuses General Electric 401(k) plan fiduciaries of violating ERISA by offering and failing to monitor funds in the plan that were managed by the company’s investment...

Noteworthy about the case is that a challenge to fees provided to the recordkeeper via an arrangement with Financial Engines is filed against the plan sponsor and not...

Mercer notes that employers were able to contain these costs without enrolling more employees into high-deductible plans.

Regional director for Qualified Retirement Plan Sales joins Pentegra; ABG to partner with Stadion for managed account retirement strategy; Provident to move into Ascensus’ retirement division; and more.

This is a 2.25% increase from $97,700 in the previous quarter—and a 31.27% increase from the average $76,100 balance five years ago.

Until the final rule’s publication in the Federal Register, the exact details and length of the second enforcement delay will remain unclear, but industry reports are widely discussing...

A Fidelity analysis also found more than one-quarter of 401(k) participants increased their contribution rates since last year.

The GOP tax reform proposal leaves 401(k) deferrals alone, but there are other significant reforms in the package that would change the treatment of hardship withdrawals and in-service...

The agency has relaxed loan and hardship distribution rules.

Among its list for retirement plans are projects for which guidance has been long-awaited from the agencies.

Early interpretation of the 500 page tax legislation released by majority Republicans suggests the treatment of retirement account salary deferrals will largely be left alone.

Franklin Templeton presents upcoming passive ETFs; CLS partners with five providers to launch ETF models; PFM acquires FCM assets to include stable value investments offering.

Nearly one-third (32%) of survey respondents said if this provision of tax reform is passed, it will cause them to save less in their retirement accounts.

UnitedHealthcare’s Hospital Indemnity Protection plans offer compatibility for people enrolled in consumer-directed health plans with health savings accounts.

The top worry for respondents to a Dimensional Fund Advisors survey is not having enough money to live comfortably in retirement.