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Overall claim costs will continue to increase by 7% to 10%.

More plan sponsors will likely consider altering their health strategies for their pre-65 retirees over the next few years, Aon Hewitt finds. 

Mid-career workers in Generation X appear to be facing the most significant financial challenges to a successful retirement. 

Educated participants have higher levels of trust, higher savings rates and greater use of retirement planning tools, NARPP finds in a report.

A new retirement plan marketplace is being set up in the state of Washington.

U.S. equity outflows were seen in both active mutual funds and index ETFs.

The American Benefits Council says, until the ACA excise tax is repealed, the IRS should structure rulemaking to minimize the impact to employers.

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken a modest step to ensure the fiduciary “duty to monitor” retirement plan investments is defined as a distinct duty from the initial...

Failed nondiscrimination testing may mean a retirement plan is not designed to encourage workers to save enough.

The period for public comment on the new fiduciary definition has been extended from 75 days to 90 days.

Increased demand for independent retirement plan consulting enabled SageView’s Boston office to recruit a retirement specialist.

A loss of liquidity in global fixed-income markets, as well as other factors, has set the stage for what could be significant increases in institutional use of bond...

The Supreme Court has vacated and remanded the specifics in the Tibble v. Edison fee case, but its decision seems to strengthen the independence of the “duty to monitor”...

The Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association believes retirement income adequacy should be the primary objective of most DC plans today.

A California state appellate court found allegations supported an investment manager’s claim that it had entered into an oral agreement with CalPERS.

The creation of the FTSE Russell name represents the launch of a newly combined global index brand, according to the London Stock Exchange Group.

The retirement plan provider for public-sector employees is expanding its Guided Pathways advisory program.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has increased health care costs for many employers, but the majority believe the largest cost increases are yet to come.

Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate this week introduced legislation that would mandate lifetime income demonstrations and other disclosures.

The settlement agreement provides for the retirement plan sponsor to offer ERISA-like protections for its church plan.