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SEI contends most companies can handle maintaining a DB plan for less than the cost of offloading it, but there are individual factors to consider.

NerdWallet suggests a higher savings rate than the currently recommended 15% of income in order to make up for lower annual average market returns.

Millennials, for example, are more bullish about the market, but less confident about their own retirement prospects.

A group of financial adviser certification and advocacy groups are teaming up with local governments across the U.S. to provide no-cost financial planning throughout October. 

Through this new platform, retirement plan sponsors can exchange best practices for educating participants and boosting engagement.

The lumber producer made changes to its health care plan, falling out of “grandfathered” status under the ACA, but kept administering it as a “grandfathered” plan.

Among other things, a federal district court held that “appropriate equitable relief” under ERISA Section 502(a)(3) may extend to remedy inequitable conduct pertaining to a supposed waiver of...

The SEC says whether offering a brokerage window in a 401(k) through which investments in employer securities can be made involves an offer of employer securities requiring Securities...

A study shows that employees in high-deductible health plans are foregoing care because of the cost, and this could result in more catastrophic and disability claims.

However, only 37% of survey respondents have used mobile apps to access their investment accounts, which indicates, PNC says, that firms could do more to promote these resources.

Many of the retirement challenges Americans face could be addressed by the current defined contribution (DC) plan system, if lawmakers move to effect changes, providers contend.

Future retirees will need upwards of $400,000 to make up for the pension income shortfall, IRI says.

An appellate court agreed with a district court that Dignity Health’s pension plan was not a “church plan” under ERISA, and ordered it to get into compliance with...

Segal names National Director of Multiemployer Consulting; and Cammack expands into Southeast with addition of consultant.

The electrical equipment company failed to remit employee contributions and loan repayments to the plan as well as to make prevailing wage contributions.

The court found the program was subject to ADA scrutiny, but also that the wellness plan was lawful under the ADA because it concluded the employee's decision whether...

Plaintiffs in a newly filed lawsuit argue inaccurate liability valuations have resulted in costly pension plan management mistakes. 

The bill also would provide a fiduciary safe harbor for selection of lifetime income solution providers.

Starting in 2017, public pension funds in California must disclose fees paid to private equity, hedge, venture and absolute return fund managers.

The grant program seeks to assist those workers who have traditionally lacked access to an employer-provided retirement benefits program or are otherwise less likely to have income from...