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Alegeus Launches the 'Siri' of Consumer-Directed Health Care
Users of the Alegeus mobile app now have access to a voice-activated component designed to answer their questions about health care.
Large Employers Revamping Health Care Cost Reduction Strategies
Employers expect the cost of offering health care services to increase for the fifth consecutive year, according to the Large Employers’ 2018 Health Care Strategy and Plan Design...
Institutional Investors Post Seventh Quarter of Positive Returns
PBGC Multiemployer Program Still Projected to Become Insolvent
Target Prevails in ERISA Stock Drop Suit
Providers Voice Concern About Fiduciary Rule Product Disruption
There were thousands of new comments submitted on the fiduciary rule RFI by a variety of parties, from concerned individual investors to the largest recordkeepers and asset managers.
More Retirement Plan Sponsors Turning to Cash Balance Plans
Small business continues driving cash balance growth, with 92% of cash balance plans in place at firms with fewer than 100 employees, research from Kravitz finds.
Equity Returns Gave Pension Funding a Boost in July
DOL Fiduciary Rule FAQ Further Clarifies Compliance Demands
In general, if a covered service provider will continue after the fiduciary rule to provide services only in a non-fiduciary capacity, or has already effectively disclosed investment advice...
Roth 401(k)s Growing in Popularity
Retirement Industry People Moves
Sponsors Must Actively Manage the Aging Workforce
“People are living longer than at any other time in history,” observes Catherine Collinson of Transamerica. “It’s hardly surprising that many workers envision working past age 65 and...
David L. Musto to Lead Ascensus
As part of its expansion efforts, Ascensus has named a new president and pledged to continue its rapid pace of acquisitions.
Helping Retirement Plan Participants Get the Full Company Match
Investment Products and Services Launches
Investment Consultant Launches 401(k) Solution for Small Employers
How Two Generations of 20-Somethings Invest Differently for Retirement
401(k) investors in their 20s are investing much less in company stock than their counterparts did in 1996 and plenty more in balanced funds, a joint study by...
Regulators Have Big Agendas Still for 2017
Plan Health Appraisals by Industry and Region
Discussing a new Wells Fargo tool, the Outcome Optimizer, the firm’s director of relationship management suggests granting plan sponsors a view into the performance of peers’ plans is...