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“Mercer has a long heritage in and a deep understanding of global benefits and health management,” notes Jacques Goulet from Mercer.

GEAM serves corporate and public retirement plan sponsors, foundations, endowments, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies.

Many parents do not know how much to save for retirement.

The DOL and SEC both filed amicus briefs in the long-running case Whitley v BP PLC, an ERISA stock drop lawsuit revived in 2014 in the wake of the...

For a limited time, Financial Fitness Group is offering the service for free.

Even if it’s only 1% of your income to start with, it’s critical to start early to save for retirement, Northwestern Mutual says.

A three-year study by Humana suggests engagement in wellness programs lowers health claims costs and improves work productivity.

Unfortunately, on the bottom of the list of priorities during plan reviews for both sponsors that work with an adviser (27%) and those that do not (25%) is...

A plan presented to the State Investment Council suggests the public fund should re-allocate hedge fund money into a 60/40 mix of publicly traded U.S. stocks and bonds.

Between 2012 and 2015, the percentage of workers reporting that they would rather have fewer health benefits and higher wages has doubled, increasing from 10% to 20%, EBRI...

There was an impressive jump in the number of Millennials saving at least 5% of their income towards retirement or other long-term financial goals during the last year. 

The benefit allows plan sponsors to use student loan repayments as a catalyst to increase retirement savings.

The California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program is meant to provide a voluntary, low-risk, auto-enrollment retirement savings plan for many uncovered workers in the state. Can it deliver? 

AB hires ERISA counsel; American Century names fixed income specialist; Willis Towers Watson names executive comp practice leader; Sequoia Consulting adds to 401(k) team.

Administering tribal government retirement plans requires understanding of federal law, state law and tribal law.

Many plan sponsors have used annuity purchases for their qualified DB plans to ensure participants’ benefits are protected from market volatility; a similar strategy can be used for...

The rebranded TIAA Global Asset Management organization offers investments in more than 40 countries and collectively manages $854 billion in assets.

Retirement accounts held the bulk of target-date mutual fund assets as of the end of 2015.

In the search for new sources of returns and a response to increased equity market volatility, plan sponsors and participants may come across managed futures. 

The Treasury Department and the IRS use the Priority Guidance Plan each year to identify and prioritize the tax issues that should be addressed through published administrative guidance.