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Natixis research sees “plenty of potential” to incorporate strategies that consider ESG criteria to incent younger investors to increase their participation in company-sponsored retirement plans.

The average price to invest in mutual funds through 401(k)s has been dropping since 2000, according to research by ICI.

 

Fidelity launches RMD-focused funds; Duetsche launches U.S. Multi-Factor fund; TFC launches ESG investment strategy; and more.

Speakers at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference discussed how plan sponsors can help terminated and retired participants make smart withdrawal decisions.

In many states there are legislative limits to what municipalities can do to get relief for their troubled pensions, but David Godofsky, with Alston & Bird, describes some...

Plaintiffs attempt in their complaint to establish that fraud was at least potentially occurring, and that this should have been enough to prevent plan fiduciaries from continuing to...

Capital Group is accused of selecting and retaining its own affiliated investments in its 401(k) plan to the benefit of the firm and its subsidiaries.

As people are living longer and wanting to work longer, witnesses at an EEOC meeting about the ADEA made suggestions about how regulators and employers can reduce age...

While HSAs aren’t traditionally thought of as a retirement vehicle, the DOL broadened the scope of conflict of interest rules to include these plans due to their long-term...

The time for evaluating a provider can also be opportune for revisiting services, fees and investment options.

There are key actions every plan sponsor and benefits committee can take to promote outstanding performance from their financial advisers—and by extension outstanding benefits performance.

Employers are recognizing a limit to how broadly cost sharing can be used to encourage more price-conscious decisions, PwC says.

An EEOC lawsuit charges that a college passed up a 66-year-old adjunct professor for a full-time faculty position in favor of two younger, less-experienced candidates.

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.