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While January was a great month for defined benefit (DB) plan funded status, recent market volatility underscores how important risk management is, says Matt McDaniel, with Mercer.

ISS creates environmental and social scoring solution; Morningstar partners with FTSE Russell to increase index marketplace; Franklin Templeton adds ETFs to LibertyShares lineup; and more.  

However, 45% said they do not know how to select a retirement income product, according to a survey by fixed income annuity provider Annexus.

The number of 401(k) savers with at least $1 million in their 401(k) increased to 150,000 at the end of 2017, up from 93,000 a year ago.

Facial recognition is available to iPhone X users who download MassMutual’s RetireSMART mobile app.

The announcement comes after the move of Lori Lucas, EVP and DC team lead, to president and CEO of the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).

A Prudential study finds 51% of retirees retired earlier than planned; with half retiring five years or more early.

Lori Lucas, previously with Callan Associates, tells PLANSPONSOR there is a new vision for the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s future.

Respondents to an AHIP study indicated their employers and insurance providers working together to improve health and lower costs improves their favorability of both.

Common sources of plan sponsor and participant concern with managed accounts include cost concerns, lack of participant understanding, and lack of qualified default investment alternative status unless only options...

Nearly six in ten believe saving for retirement is a basic necessity, like food or housing, a survey from Allianz Life found.

The Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire TUCS) saw a median one-year gain for all plan types of 14.72%.

The initiative comes after Transamerica studied the parallel nature between physical and financial lifestyles.

A former office manager of New England Anesthesiologists, Inc. has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and to pay restitution to his victims.

The majority of Gen Xers surveyed by T. Rowe Price reported they receive advice through their employer.

Willis Towers Watson’s Thinking Ahead Institute’s 2018 Global Pension Assets Study also found the U.S. retirement market has a greater propensity towards home bias in investing than other...