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A federal district judge denies motions to dismiss in both cases.

In addition, a survey found, a lack of savings is resulting in delayed retirement for many Baby Boomers.

The new GASB statement addresses practice issues raised by stakeholders during implementation of previous statements for financial reporting for government pension plans.

A federal district court found private equity funds that owned a bankrupt company are responsible for that company’s multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liability.

Americans are concerned that the rising cost of living will affect their retirement years, but these concerns are often overestimated.

A partial settlement has been reached in a stock drop case filed against the RadioShack company and its retirement plan trustees.

Declining interest rates were a main driver for the negative change in funding ratios.

Arnerich Massena announces new CFO; Pentegra Retirement Services names regional director for upper Midwest territory; GW&K adds taxable bond portfolio manager; Northern Trust Asset Management boosts OCIO team.

A federal district court found a woman who was repeatedly denied pension benefits of her ex-spouse can now recover those benefits after his death.

Present bias and exponential-growth bias both affect how much people will save for retirement, a study finds.

Financial literacy naturally increases with age, but retirement plan sponsors can help increase the learning process.

The final rule from the DOL scaled back on some requirements, but left others in place.

LMCG Investments adds to small-cap offerings; Voya Financial expands access to its target-date mutual fund series; Fringe Benefits Design partners with Redhawk Wealth Advisors for ERISA fiduciary services.

Institutional investors are increasingly using factor investing, which takes into account economic growth, inflation and volatility, among other things.

However, some concerns still linger for some groups.

Most respondents to a survey say that if they had a budget, they would be better able to juggle bills and retirement savings at the same time.

Since passage of the ACA, there has been a reduction in health plan designs insurance carriers are selling, says Jim O’Connor with CBIZ.

It will be some time still before the fiduciary rule language is fully digested by retirement plan service providers, but first-impression commentary is already pouring in. 

The brief includes things employers should watch for in the coming months.

The final rule ‘defines a variety of investment education activities that fall short of fiduciary conduct.’