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Mercer attributes the rise in pension risk transfer activity to PBGC premium increases.

Total U.S. retirement assets grew 6% during 2014, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Work may not end when retirement begins, and money is not the only reason, a survey finds.

Meeting income objectives in retirement is key for target-date funds, according to 401(k) consultants polled by PIMCO.

Because of their greater expected longevity, women generally have to save more than men for a successful retirement.

A study of retirees’ well-being suggests health trumps wealth in experiencing satisfaction in retirement.

A report suggests health care costs will consume a rising percentage of Social Security benefits for future retirees.

A U.S. Senate committee report calls NQDC plans a “tax avoidance” strategy.

An EBRI analysis found individuals who first completed a health risk assessment after an employer offered a financial incentive had greater health risk than those completing it pre-incentive.

A majority of institutional investors consider ESG criteria when making alternative investment allocations, according to research by LGT Capital Partners and Mercer.

One long-time portfolio designer says addressing risk in TDFs is a bit like playing a game of whack-a-mole: Focusing too much on one risk lets the others run...

A pension plan participant who claims he didn’t receive promised credit for service can proceed with his lawsuit. 

When it comes to workplace retirement planning and inspiring plan participants to improve their outlook, simpler messaging is often the most effective, says Stuart Robertson of ShareBuilder 401k.

A study suggests CDHPs do not just cut employers’ health care costs in the first year of use.

Multiemployer plans have not fully rebounded from the 2008 financial crisis because returns have not kept pace with growth in liabilities, according to Milliman.

Improving retirement outcome is the mission of Empower Retirement, which will research retirement issues and challenges.

Adds health state to all retirement replacement rate calculations in participant tool.

The submission represents the start of the regulatory process.

Unions and retirees must now vote on a new proposal by Rhode Island officials.

The ACA’s potential benefits for small employers have not materialized five years into enactment, a spokesperson for the National Federation of Independent Business told a Senate committee.