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So called “stock drop” litigation remains a concern for many in 2017, but recently some employers have posted key court victories and successfully defended their ESOP investment decisions. 

A federal judge found AARP did not prove irreparable harm to its members and is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its case.

Using a relevant Supreme Court decision, a federal district court judge found there was no genuine issue of material fact showing agreements with unions promised inalterable lifetime health...

The complaint says having different recordkeepers for a traditional DC plan and a 403(b) plan caused participants to pay too much for services.

The aggregate pension funded status for the plans Willis Towers Watson tracked is estimated to be 80% at the end of 2016, compared with 81% at the end...

Experts ask whether plan sponsors will move towards impact investing in 2017. 

In response to a question about TIAA’s Income for Life Custom Portfolios, the Department of Labor noted that in the preamble to its QDIA regulations it said other...

In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, public pension plans made several reforms including benefit cuts, and increases in the age and tenure required to claim...

The new platform is designed to facilitate clients’ data access and management, and security measures allow the user or manager to determine precise access levels for each individual...

An analysis of potential investment options in a plan sponsor's line-up and when and why to use them, or not.

These proposed regulations would update the mortality tables used to determine minimum required contributions for single-employer plans.

Defined benefit retirement plan sponsors should plan now for the future.

The update is aimed at clarifying what the law requires of fiduciaries in regards to proxy voting and shareholder engagement in employee benefits plans.

Though robo-advisers were once limited to individual investors, automated technology is projected to push further into the DC industry in the coming years.

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Four previous applications were denied by the U.S. Treasury Department.

There were fewer near-retirees that lost their jobs than anticipated, and among those that did, there were offsets to wealth reduction, a study suggests.

However, researchers identified an investment strategy that could have been used by investors in-house that would have resulted in similar returns.

This is a shift from an emphasis on fiduciary risk in fund selection, a study finds.

Moving into the New Year, plan sponsors may want to keep an eye on ESG funds, as they have seen substantial growth this year.