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The majority are open to automatic enrollment and escalation.

Even the affluent have concerns when planning for retirement, a LIMRA study finds.

International Equity funds led inflows again in July, according to Strategic Insight.

Public-sector retirement plan participants can conduct transactions through their mobile devices.

Trading activity was light within 401(k) accounts last month, according to Aon Hewitt.

Analyses of the cost effectiveness of DB plans ignore pension debt, according to one researcher.

Will this solution create new problems?

Kravitz opens and staffs a new Chicago office; Chris Barrett joins Stadion as a regional vice president; and James Macey becomes co-lead on Franklin Templeton Allocation Funds and...

Experts counsel plan sponsors to rely on their advisers to set reasonable expectations for market volatility.

Focus on DOL’s fiduciary rulemaking is understandable—but there are other major regulatory changes in the works that will directly impact retirement plans.

A federal appellate court found unpaid multiemployer plan contributions are not assets of the plan, so a member employer has no control over them.

Franklin Templeton launched a flexible alpha bond fund; Morningstar announced new ESG tracking and reporting capabilities ; and American Century started a new alternative investment brand.

In a conversation with PLANSPONSOR, Russell Investments’ chief research strategist suggests momentum is building for “open” multiple employer plan expansion.

While establishing processes to comply with IRS regulations, a school district in Illinois decided it wanted a better plan for itself and plan participants.

For 80% of Americans, they will rely on Social Security substantially or somewhat.

Pen-Cal has become a Lion Street Owner-Firm.

Decreasing rates that increased pension liability counteracted the positive effects from asset returns on the funded status of plans, Aon Hewitt says.

With hearings ongoing in Washington, Labor Secretary Perez underscores commitment to fiduciary rule change in letter to federal lawmakers.

After this year health care plan sponsors will only have two more open enrollment periods to make changes before the introduction of the much-maligned “ACA Cadillac Tax.”

Like many employers, hospitals are also feeling the effects of new health care benefit rules.