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This includes pre-funding, terminations and buy-outs, according to Mercer.

“The wide range of private fund strategies can generate strong returns, provide diversification, reduce volatility, act as an inflation hedge, and/or deliver reliable income,” Cerulli researchers explain.

The presence and generosity of employer contributions to health savings accounts only make a slight impact on the enrollment rate, for example. 

Several analyses show funded status improvement for the month of March as well as the first quarter.

Roberta Rafaloff, with MetLife, says plan sponsors should stop discussing annuities as if they are investments.

More and more people plan to stay in the work force past age 65, and many cite effects of the Great Recession for causing them to fall behind...

Institutional portfolios using the endowment model grew 4.95% (on a total return basis) for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, according to the Endowment Index.

A partnership with Welltok allows employees to set personalized health goals.

Non-retired Americans surveyed say they are anxious about health care costs and Social Security uncertainty, among other things.

The annual cost across a workforce is an additional 1.0% to 1.5% a year.

According to the motion filed by attorneys, the fact that the plaintiff’s claims are brought pursuant to ERISA’s civil enforcement provisions does not in any way impede or...

It stands to reason that some target-date fund investors may be leaving the products and their workplace plans in order to start formally structuring retirement income, but plan...

Many workers now want their employer to help them with student loan repayments, as 74% of all Americans carry this debt.

Prior to the recession, 43% of middle-income Boomers planned on primarily relying on personal savings in retirement, compared to 34% now.

Among DB plan participants who were given a choice between a lump sum or an annuity, fewer than half said that, at the time they made their decision,...

They are also increasing incentives and expanding the use of ergonomic workstations as part of their physical well-being programs.

The majority of TDF providers continue to construct their TDF portfolios using proprietary funds as the underlying investments, Mercer finds, “despite reports of plan sponsor unbundling trends.”

A judge concluded plaintiffs did not allege special circumstances or offer plausible alternatives according to standards set forth in the Supreme Court’s Dudenhoeffer ruling.

Although some industry experts noted that the bill would reduce employer costs and administrative burdens, a survey finds the majority of employers were relieved it didn’t pass.

The document can help plan sponsors ensure their 403(b) plan is compliant with IRS requirements in absence of the Determination Letter Program.