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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.

New research from Strategic Insight shows net redemptions from long-term mutual funds and exchange-traded products totaled $4.8 billion in November.

Discussing the governor’s pension reform initiatives, the treasurer said there is no investment strategy that will solve the problem; the state must pay off unfunded liabilities.

Though most trading days favored fixed income, large U.S. equity funds received the most inflows.

ERISA attorney Nancy Ross explains why it’s essential for plan sponsors to understand how liens work under ERISA—and how an upcoming Supreme Court case could change just that.

Among 3,590 large plans, the five-year risk transfer rate was 14.9%.

While only one-quarter of plans are in the red zone, those plans account for half of participants.

The Women’s Pension Protection Act increases spousal protections and improves retirement plan coverage for long-term part-time workers, among other things.

This week: CBIZ makes another acquisition, Arnerich Massena names a division managing director and Wagner Law adds an of counsel.

Plan sponsors want more than a payout annuity provider when they go looking for an insurer. 

Proper procedure is absolutely essential when it comes to fielding ERISA claims, as one plan sponsor has had to learn the hard way. 

More are also adopting automatic escalation.