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Great-West, now doing business as Empower Retirement, has been accused of perpetrating a “revenue-sharing scheme” by one of its 401(k) clients.

When people misunderstand their health care options, they may not spend their health care dollars optimally.

Eleven service providers to be recognized at the annual PLANSPONSOR/PLANADVISER Awards for Excellence dinner March 31.

New data from Strategic Insight shows long-term mutual funds and ETFs attracted $158 billion of net new investment in 2015, despite $40 billion of outflows in December.

The DOL has obtained judgment to distribute $1.3 million to participants in a Georgia 401(k) plan.

In comments to the DOL, the ARA and Voya Financial say the DOL’s proposal for state-run retirement plans for private-sector employees will create a lack of uniformity.

Researchers found that for 92 cities, the unfunded liability as a percentage of revenue rises from 37% before GASB 68 pension accounting standards to 70% after.

DB plan participants alleged misconduct from 2007 to 2010 that caused the plan to become underfunded and at risk of insolvency.

One in three employers outsource all their benefits administration, up 20% since 2013.

Church plan legislation provides an immediate opportunity for plan sponsors to affect participant outcomes through auto enrollment; the effect of other provisions remains to be seen.

There is always a strong push and pull moving the industry in one direction or another, observes Josh Cohen, a 20-plus year industry veteran currently running DC business...

What is driving DB plan sponsors to freeze their plans or change accounting methods, and is there anything that can be done about ballooning costs for these plans?

Aon Hewitt adds to investment consulting team; The Retirement Advantage acquires a TPA; and more.

A lack of circuit court conflict has the Supreme Court passing on an important question related to qualified retirement plans: Can venue restriction clauses be enforced under the...

A new guide from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau charts the complex twists and turns involved in a pension buyout—especially the trade-offs individuals face between lump sums and...

The 2016 medical trend rate in North America is estimated at 5.8%, while the annual general inflation rate is 1.5%, according to an Aon Hewitt report.

The SEC charged the bank for a pay-to-play scheme to win contracts to service Ohio pension funds.

When funds charge revenue-sharing fees, the playing field becomes lopsided.

Two in five employers surveyed say they are unfamiliar with new forms required by the IRS in 2016.