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The next stage will be to determine if the hospital boards or plan committees fit within the principal-purpose definition and whether the hospitals are affiliated with a religious...

Minimal behavior change can significantly reduce the costs of health care in retirement and potentially allow employees to save more towards retirement, a study finds.

Prudential research indicates that the retirement account balances of female employees are, on average, one-third lower than their male counterparts.

Created at the plan level, revenue accounts can be used to pay an advisor’s fee, without requiring deductions from participants’ accounts.

A panel at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference discussed choosing investment committee members, as well as best practices for training them.   

Given that the use of health savings accounts has sharply expanded under Obamacare, it may be surprising to hear experts argue GOP health care reform efforts could also...

Offering workers help in managing or even paying back their student loans is a benefit valued by employees and will ultimately help them save for retirement.

Wells Fargo’s Investor and Retirement Optimism Index offers some insight on what investors think of the interest rate environment and how they intend to address it.

A Lincoln Financial survey finds a disconnect between participants’ confidence about retirement and their actions.

A bench trial began this March 14, and the settlement was initially struck after three days of trial.

The differences depend on what DB plans are tracked or how DB funded status is tracked.

The panel compared utilizing different financial wellness tactics with general financial education, ROI and more.

DC plan sponsors have been hesitant to adopt retirement income products and solutions, but changes may be coming to spur more innovation in the industry to address their...

Willis Towers Watson offers some insight on the overlooked communication mistakes that can damage the effectiveness of a strong benefits program.

It is not always possible, even for the most carefully run retirement plans, to avoid getting dragged into ERISA litigation, and so having a clear response plan in...

The Department of Labor is still looking for ways to streamline and improve its new fiduciary rule, even though most provisions are now in effect.

Collective investment trusts, white labeling, smaller fund menus and “tiered” approaches are becoming the norm.

Plan sponsors that adopt a 403(b) preapproved plan by the end of the remedial amendment period will be deemed to satisfy the 2007 final regulations.

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would undo much of the Dodd-Frank Act’s regulations and the fiduciary rule.