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The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate pension plans rose slightly in 2015, according to year-end data from Wilshire Consulting, following a dip of close to 1% in...

How realistic is it to expect all workers to retire later and spend the same fraction of their lives in retirement as past generations?

The IRS is making changes to the program in anticipation of its elimination.

Under a range of market scenarios and plan designs, a public retirement program for private-sector employees would be viable in Connecticut, a report concludes.

Towers Watson estimates the aggregate pension funded status of 413 Fortune 1000 companies reached 82% at the end of 2015—the same as it was at the end of...

However, a bankruptcy court judge has granted Walter Energy’s request to terminate retiree benefits for union workers.

The retirement plan industry is approaching the 10-year anniversary of the Pension Protection Act, a law that has clearly impacted participant investing knowledge and behavior.

Lawmakers’ repeated efforts to clarify the application of certain tax and retirement laws and regulations to the church retirement plans have come to fruition.

Many plan sponsors say they want to learn more about retirement income solutions that can keep participant dollars in the plan for longer.

An analysis from an independent consulting demographer reveals that keeping standard retirement ages the same could spell economic ruin for world economies.

Coffman Engineers felt limited by searching for advisers in its local area.

The enhancements include additional tools to help educate participants about saving for retirement.

A federal district court previously found that Henkel Corp. effectively reduced nonqualified retirement plan participants’ benefits by not properly withholding taxes.

Researchers with The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania strive to quantify participants’ behaviors before and after a fundamental rethinking of the DC plan investment menu.

A committee’s approval of a bill comes after the DOL proposed guidance for states to establish such plans.

The first of the appellate courts to rule on recent church plan litigation, the 3rd Circuit reiterated that only churches may establish ERISA-exempt church plans.

Employers have more time to file information reporting to both employees and the IRS.

A New Year’s resolution survey finds employees are placing physical health above financial health, but plan sponsors and advisers can take action to give financial issues equal footing.

The court rejected the argument that “bargaining power” of participants is a requirement for a plan to be considered a “top hat” plan.

Women face special challenges when saving for retirement, and their approach to investing is different from men’s, research shows.