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A new analysis shows a strong majority of new 401(k) account owners invest in target-date funds or other balanced portfolios.

Baby Boomers are changing the traditional definition of retirement.

Mercer has launched BenefitsCentral.

Transamerica Retirement Solutions welcomes Mark Valentine as vice president of defined benefit sales and business development.

 

Targeted messaging could alleviate some of retirement plan sponsors’ fears about employees’ retirement savings adequacy.

The U.S. Treasury issued final regulations establishing a new type of electronic retirement savings bond designed to serve as the backbone of the president’s myRA program.

QBI has introduced a new service providing 3(16) fiduciary support to retirement plan sponsors.

David Saunders and Victor Traub, III, have joined PSA Insurance & Financial Services.

The Missouri State Employees Retirement System confirmed four instances of hackers accessing participant accounts.

Retirement plan sponsors get a glimpse of any changes in Form 5500 filing requirements from the newly released advance copies from the Department of Labor. 

NCR Corporation announced an annuity purchase to secure certain pension plan participants' benefits.

 

ICI’s latest quarterly assessment shows retirement assets account for 36% of all household financial assets in the United States.

People enrolled in so-called “consumer-driven” health plans are more involved in their health care, according to a new report from EBRI.

Seth Weingram joins Acadian Asset Management as senior vice president, strategist, bringing more than 15 years of experience to the firm.

 

Philip Gould has joined Pentegra Retirement Services to support the company’s business development efforts in Texas.

Many retirement plan service providers are investing in technology to link and leverage data from banks, insurers and other places where participants hold assets outside their retirement accounts.

MetLife will take over pension payments to the retirees and beneficiaries covered by the agreement.

CLS Investments, an investment adviser in Omaha, has upgraded its (k)Star program.

State and local governments, overall, face significant costs for post-retirement benefits.

Most employees participate when offered access to a defined contribution retirement plan, but a strong majority also cite worries and ignorance about tough investing topics.