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Private-sector employers with five or more employees would be required to offer a retirement plan under the bill.

A new report explains that the consumer price index for the elderly would need to be revamped before it could be used for any official purpose.

Encouraging participants to engage more with the retirement plan requires targeted communications, using incentives and leveraging technology, according to expert panelists.

Equity markets kept funding levels up even as discount rates fell in May.

Mercer parent Marsh McLennan acquires Cardano to expand retirement business across the Atlantic.

Two pending bills would require greater disclosures to health payers.

Four award-winning plan sponsors shared ways they have improved their plans in order to better serve their participants’ financial well-being.

A Texas federal judge has scheduled a trial date, following the entry by attorneys for each side of pretrial materials, including witnesses that each expects to testify. 

Alaska and Rhode Island are examining options for public retirement plans, as not having pension plans has made it hard for public employers.   

Plan sponsors may need additional time and processes to consider qualified default investment alternatives, as various TDFs, managed accounts and retirement income options are all in play.

Ameritas announces senior vice president of retirement plans; Aon appoints Reese as next CFO; Ascensus restructures sales team; and more.

The telecommunications company argued that allegations that it failed in its fiduciary duties are misplaced and should fall to its independent fiduciary, SSGA.

The contracts, totaling $14.6 billion in premiums, represent a 26% increase from Q1 2023 and an all-time record, LIMRA reports.

How sponsors of defined benefit pension funds can enhance their maintenance of those offerings, plus considerations for including DB plans in the total retirement planning picture.

Plan sponsors discuss innovative ways in which they address disparities in savings and participation within their retirement plans.

The 2 grants total $90 million and will help cover about 2,000 workers.

Mercer offers private market investing access to individual cilents; Vanguard shifts an investment advisory firm on its Explorer Value Fund; Vestwell, J.P. Morgan offer partnered small plan 401(k)...

The Department of Labor remains focused on creating a missing participants database, as well as providing guidance on cybersecurity and lifetime income, according to the head of EBSA. 

Government support and the efforts of recordkeepers will be crucial to increase the use of annuities in target date funds.

A series of lawsuits have challenged how plan sponsors have used plan forfeitures to reduce employer contributions.