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Midterm election results are often interpreted to mean different and contradictory things—but there appears to be some consensus in the retirement industry about the new political landscape in...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard statements Monday in M&G Polymers v. Tackett, about collective bargaining agreement (CBA) provisions for retiree health care benefits.

Longevity annuities could help many individuals use their retirement assets most effectively to achieve financial security, according to a new paper.

PIEtech Inc. unveiled the new myMoneyGuide financial advice delivery solution, which provides streamlined investor education and one-on-one participant support.

Bringing more than 20 years of experience in the health care industry, Ted M. Makowiec has joined The Segal Group’s Midwest region as a vice president and health...

Karen Amato, R.N. joined Lockton’s Washington, D.C., employee benefits operation as the director of Health Risk Solutions.

Eighty-three percent of middle-income Baby Boomers have not had any type of formal training or education about topics related to retirement financial security, a survey finds.

Jeffrey Johnson has joined Pentegra Retirement Services as a regional director for Pentegra’s qualified plan sales. 

 

Alternative assets skyrocketed over six years, from $83 billion at the end of 2008, to $304 billion in...

Fitch Ratings reports hedge fund assets under management (AUM) should continue growing toward $3 trillion, despite high-profile pension plan withdrawals over the past six weeks.

 

A federal judge last week approved the city of Detroit’s plan to get out of bankruptcy.

Augmented reality technology via a mobile application (app) from Transamerica Retirement Solutions can help drive up retirement savings. 

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published an interim final rule to implement Form 5500 annual reporting changes for multiple employer plans (MEPs).

Federal employee benefit regulators have become aware of certain group health plan benefit designs that lack coverage for in-patient hospitalization services being promoted to employers.

In an effort to diversify their portfolios, institutions are making sizable investments in real assets and are planning to increase their level of activity next year, according to...

Equities contributed to negative returns in the third quarter for the U.S. Master Trust Universe, says BNY Mellon.

The Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (TUCS) shows performance was down for all plan types in the third quarter.

Measuring risk tolerance is critical, say experts in the field of risk tolerance and decisionmaking, but few retirement plan sponsors and advisers in the U.S. do it correctly.

Managed account and investment services provider Financial Engines announced Lawrence Raffone will succeed Jeffrey Maggioncalda as chief executive officer of the firm, effective January 1, 2015.

Professionally managed assets of U.S. investors reached $36.8 trillion in 2013, according to a new analysis from investment analytics firm Cerulli Associates.