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Nearly all plan sponsors—99%—decreased their discount rates last year, to a level that is unlikely to be reversed in 2015, because of the small change in yield curves...

An analysis illustrates the unfortunate consequences imposed on U.S. retirees due to the extended period of exceptionally low bond market yields witnessed over the past seven years.

IRS guidance applies same-gender marriage court decision to retirement plans.

Mercer has outlined key investment issues it says DB plan sponsors should focus on in the new year.

The custodian believes it has incorrectly invoiced some asset servicing clients.

Experts advise individuals not to neglect retirement planning.

A provision in the budget deal approved by Congress would delay the tax for two years.

The agency will post a notice about what's new for practitioners in January.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by one-quarter of a percent, the first raise in nine years.

The list of changes in plan qualification requirements is used by retirement plan sponsors and practitioners submitting determination letter applications for their plan documents.

One-third of participants ages 35 to 49 say they are planning to depend less on financial advisers in the years ahead.

Participants need help and a new mindset to preserve assets earmarked for retirement, Cerulli says.

While the number of plans identified as ESOPs has decreased, the number of active participants has steadily increased, NCEO data shows.

There were several proposals moving in Congress around the omnibus appropriation budget deal regarding the fiduciary rule.

Updates and improvements have been made across John Hancock Retirement Plan Services’ digital presence. 

A new report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College asks whether fees are to blame for a consistent underperformance by DC plans compared with DBs.

Over one-third of companies have increased outsourcing of benefits functions in the past two years.

Despite looming unexpected financial burdens and interest rate uncertainty, investors express enthusiasm for their finances in 2016.

Leading-edge employers already know “retirement plans are not enough” when it comes to improving employees’ long-term financial outlook, according to a new Mercer study. 

Some plan sponsors can answer the new compliance questions on paper, shielding them from public scrutiny online.