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The state’s highest court has agreed to weigh in on whether New Jersey must make its promised payments.

Four new asset managers have made it to the plan sponsors’ top 10 list

New Morningstar research shows what you expect is not always what you get with target-date funds.

A survey of Vanguard retirement plan clients operating in three or more countries shows, like in the U.S., the DC conversation globally is centered on fees, effectiveness and...

PLANSPONSOR honors 29 firms with new “Best in Class” 401(k) Plan Designation.

Almost half (45%) of non-retired Americans are not saving for retirement, according to an Edward Jones retirement age survey.

The IRS encourages plan sponsors to include completed reference lists with determination letter applications.

If a U.S. retirement plan makes distributions to foreign persons, it must generally withhold 30% of the payment for federal income tax.

Lou Ressler joins USI Consulting Group as vice president, retirement services.

Effectively timing equity markets is extremely difficult to do, and over the long term, emotional decisionmaking during market lows can rob huge portions of potential returns.

The DOL sued retirement plan fiduciaries in Connecticut for failing to forward contributions and loan repayments withheld from participants’ paychecks as required by ERISA.

Public plans and foundations and endowments also saw assets decrease.

New safe harbor correction methods related to automatic enrollment features in defined contribution plans are being implemented by the Internal Revenue Service.

If approved, a proposed settlement will end litigation from six challenges that arose from changes made to Rhode Islands’ public pension systems in the wake of the financial...

Funded status levels for the average pension plan dropped in the first quarter of 2015, according to a report by LGIMA.

A recent survey from Fifth Third Bank finds a vast majority of Americans cannot identify the Internal Revenue Service’s limits placed on annual tax-advantaged retirement plan deferrals.

While it worked to boost savings in its 401(k) plan, one plan sponsor did not forget about highly compensated employees’ desire to save for retirement.

If retirement plan sponsors fail to complete all steps in the voluntary compliance process, they must reapply for the IRS program and pay a fee.

The PBGC says electronic filing of certain notices required by multiemployer plans would result in greater efficiencies for the government.

The Hands Benefit & Trust long-duration credit collective investment fund (CIF) from Legg Mason is benchmarked to the Barclays Long Credit index.