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Bruce McClary, vice president of communications at the NFCC, says its survey shows Americans of all generations are increasingly challenged by financial commitments.

Ryan Labs president Richard Familetti reflects on the increasingly prominent role of investment consultants in helping to shape LDI strategies and other pension plan behaviors.

The Insured Retirement Institute found 42% of Baby Boomers have no retirement savings, and industry sources say longevity and long-term care expenses are often not considered when Baby...

A federal district court has ruled a multiemployer pension fund's use of the "Segal Blend" rate when assessing a member's withdrawal liability was, in this instance, improper.

When the IRS ended its determination letter program, it said it anticipates making exceptions based on program capacity to work on additional applications, and the need for rulings...

Mercer names West Market CEO; New Custodia Executive VP to lead Retirement Loan Eraser sales; Ohio-based firm formalizes Retirement Plan Services offering; and more.

The appellate court disagreed with a district court conclusion that the multiemployer plan had not shown sufficient continuity of business operations to support successor liability.

Ever since the Census Bureau instituted a new survey in 2014, it has shown retirement plan participation to drop sharply, but the ICI says analysis of tax data...

The new approach consolidates all of the critical components of health care into a single integrated solution designed to reduce complexity and save money, the company says.

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

The goal is to reduce fees and administrative burdens for plan sponsors while providing better services for plan participants.

Retirement plan participants can now ask Alexa for retirement account information they commonly get through participant websites.

A federal district court judge agreed that TIAA is not a fiduciary with respect to the design of its participant loan program or its negotiations about fees with...

“Low levels of financial literacy—not only [among] the young but also people close to retirement—show we need to step up the effort to promote financial knowledge across the...

For example, the Council proposes to develop an alternative means of compliance by which the introductory portion of the SPD–referred to as the “Quick Reference Guide”–would be delivered...

In 2017, small business employees used an average of 78% of their QSEHRA allowance, and 52% used 100% of their allowance.

Regarding guidance to assist multiemployer pension plans that request PBGC review of alternative plan rules for satisfying employer withdrawal liability, the agency said for example, some proposals include...

A federal district court judge denied dismissal of most violation of duty of prudence claims.

Prudential has introduced Guaranteed Income for Tomorrow (GIFT).