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The group is seeking an extension to the deadline for implementing an infamously complicated provision of the SECURE 2.0 Act.

The higher court vacated the dismissal of a prohibited transaction claim, citing the recent Supreme Court decision in Cunningham v. Cornell University. 

Following February executive orders, research centers at the University of Michigan and Baruch College have scaled back operations. 

The aggregate market value funded percentage for U.S. defined benefit multiemployer plans is estimated at 100% as of June 30, according to Milliman.

In the complaint, plaintiffs represented by Schlichter Bogard, allege that the recordkeeper and investment company ‘mislead retirement plan participants’ to serve its own benefit. 

Health care cost increases are expected to outpace employers’ forecasts for the second year in a row, according to the Business Group on Health.

Legal & General Retirement America projected $11 billion in pension risk transfer deals through the first six months of 2025, down from $26 billion in H1 2024.

New guidance is unlikely to lead to a swift increase in adoption, but a safe harbor looks like the only option that could move the needle. 

The firm will manage recordkeeping responsibilities for Associated General Contractors’ pooled employer plan.

Courts continue to offer mixed opinions in excessive fee and forfeiture cases, even as volume of case law builds.

The funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit pension plans improved by $4 billion in July, according to Milliman.

T. Rowe Price adds three hires for insurance business; MissionSquare appoints new leads to East field sales team; and Katten adds partner Meredith Sheldon O’Leary. 

The selected firm will provide technical and administrative expertise for the state auto-IRA program’s development, compliance and more.

The department asked for an extension lasting through October to consider its options in a federal case challenging the Biden-era regulation.

According to Hub International’s 2025 U.S. Workforce Vitality Gap Index, employers may have relied on incomplete data to improve their benefits and total rewards programs.

Focus is shifting to cybersecurity from cost-cutting as demands on spending change.

FlexPATH surpasses $100 billion in AUM; Manulife releases CQS Multi Asset Credit Fund; Goldman Sachs AM files for Stablecoin Reserve Fund; and more.

The changes concern premium rates, due dates and plan termination procedures.

The program continues to serve as a lifeline, despite its fiscal challenges. 

Students from the Harris School of Public Policy will offer their best solutions to improve the quality and sustainability of public pensions.