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

A relatively large allocation to international equities in Public Funds helped them beat out returns for Corporate ERISA plans and Foundations & Endowments, according to Northern Trust.

The Academy has released a position statement, joining the GAO and Treasury Department in encouraging the use of lifetime income options in DC plans.

Forty-four percent of health care organizations consider offering a program where employee contributions to student debt will be matched, according to a survey from Cammack Retirement Group.

In response to a private letter ruling from the IRS, ICMA-RC will provide its public-sector clients with a model 457(b) plan document incorporating auto enrollment based on the...

NEPC says pension plan sponsors' expected returns are unrealistic.

Across mutual fund and collective investment trust target-date products, the top-three managers own 62.6% of the market, while the top 10 account for 88.9%.

The EEOC recently held a hearing to discuss changes that could improve older worker employment.

Ninety percent of Americans surveyed do not feel confident in their retirement savings situation.

HealthMine says its findings are relevant to the increased use of account-based health plans, which include health savings accounts (HSAs) and health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and increase plan...

The Treasury Department believes that if an expert was certified to assess the viability of annuity providers, retirement plan sponsors would be more inclined to offer in-plan guaranteed...

Mercer hires Principal of Client Management; AndCo employs retirement plan consultant to support fiduciary and plan governance; Consultant named ASPPA president; and more.

At year-end 2015, the average account balance among consistent participants was almost double the average account balance among all participants in the EBRI/ICI 401(k) database, an analysis shows.

Employees need help with health and financial benefits year-round and employees who believe that their employer cares about their health and well-being are more engaged.

Funded status of the typical corporate pension plan increased by 1% or 2% over the quarter, depending on the model tracked.

A report from the NIRS argues how DB plans create more savings and retirement income for teachers than DC plans.

The agency says a receptionist was fired four days after her 65th birthday due to a company policy that mandated retirement at age 65.

T. Rowe Price Chooses Linedata to Oversee Net Asset Value; Columbia Threadneedle Presents Target-Date Solution; and more.

Investment returns are the biggest factor in multiemployer plans’ funded status improvement, according to Milliman data.

Baby Boomers’ average 401(k) account balance in June 2007 was $115,000, but those who continued to contribute to their account saw that balance grow to $315,000 as of...