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However, this is not always the case for lower-income workers, MassMutual found in a survey.

Just as another court did in a similar complaint against John Hancock, brought by the same plaintiffs, the 9th Circuit ultimately found Transamerica was not acting as a...

With concerns about retirement readiness growing, sponsors are turning to automatic features, increasing their contributions, streamlining their investment menus and improving fee transparency.

A survey found only 56% of respondents have factored health care into their retirement planning.

Derrin Watson fielding questions for ERISApedia Ask the Author service; Prime Capital Investment Advisors launches Fiduciary Investment Trust; StayWell acquires Provata Health; and more.

A blueprint from the Insured Retirement Institute offers a guide for its dialogue with Congress and the Administration about improving Americans’ retirement outlook.

Growing contributions and a strong equity market helped propel HSA investment assets up 53% year over year during 2017; data shows employees increasingly want advice on how to...

Fifty-six percent of employers say their programs incite a healthier lifestyle among participants, but only 32% of employees concurred, surveys from Willis Towers Watson found.

It will only take a few pay cycles for folks to get used to seeing the extra money come in; thus the impetus is on plan sponsors to...

Under a new bill in the California legislature, the state’s Human Resources Department would administer and oversee a defined contribution-type program for state employees, redirecting matching contributions that...

Putnam announces new pricing for TDFs; First Trust to launch AI and Robotics ETF; and Vanguard launches factor-based ETFs. 

Investors surveyed by Natixis cited strategies they've been using to diversify their portfolios.

ICI recordkeeper data shows that in the first nine months of 2017, the amount of participants contributing or taking a withdrawal held steady, while the number of outstanding...

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Fidelity’s decision to obtain more secure wrap coverage for the stable value fund was reasonable.

Some investors cite the concern that publicly owned companies may be “greenwashing” reported data to enhance their image from the ESG investing perspective, cited by 37% in a...

However, the deadlines for creating a liquidity risk management program and to limit illiquid investments to 15% of a fund’s portfolio remain unchanged: December 1, 2018, for larger...

“The takeaway is critical: it pays to remain patient,” the researchers wrote.

Nearly 45% of respondents to a ConnectYourCare survey chose to enroll in a health savings account (HSA) as a savings vehicle for future health care needs, up from...