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U.S. corporate pension plans saw improvements to their funded status at the end of 2024, with rising discount rates triggering a decrease in pension liabilities.

Relief includes postponed deadlines for 2024 retirement contributions and penalty-free hardship withdrawals for impacted participants.

The agencies proposed guidance on how plan administrators can comply with the Roth catch-up rule that begins in 2026 and, separately, on requirements for auto-enrollment in new plans.

Corebridge Financial welcomes Klane as general counsel; Cervantes joins Prime Capital Financial; Gallagher adds Helgens as retirement plan consultant.

A district court in Texas ruled in favor of a class action complaint alleging that the airline and its benefits committee allowed ESG priorities to outweigh financial returns...

Congress failed to extend the high-deductible health plan exception for telehealth services as part of the American Relief Act of 2025.

The recordkeeper reported that participant information was exposed in August 2024 due to suspicious email activity.

AllianzIM brings buffer allocation ETFs to market; Ibexis Life & Annuity announces new fixed-index annuity series; Payroll Provider Green Leaf launches cannabis industry 401(k).

Another retirement organization, the Institutional Retirement Income Council, named Groom Law’s Kreps as chair of its board.

Participants in the firm’s 401(k) plan had sued the company for its alleged failure to regularly monitor plan investments and remove underperformers.

Henderson, on January 12, will succeed Constance Donovan, who retired in August after 11 years.

The Supreme Court will hear a case against Cornell University to resolve a split among circuit courts on whether a plaintiff must argue that more than a ‘prohibited...

Public and private sector defined benefit pension fund payments added $224.3 billion in tax revenue to the U.S. economy in 2022, according to the National Institute on Retirement...

Premiums for plan years beginning this year will generally be due one month earlier than provided in the PBGC’s payment of premiums regulation.

While a major win for public employees, the legislation is also projected to hasten the insolvency of the trust funds that back the benefit program.

Emergency sidecar accounts and student loan matching have been picked up by few employers, according to a new Alight survey.

Faustino expands role at Broadridge, adds O’Brien of Cerulli; Pension Investors adds new retirement plan consultant; adviser Banerjee joins SRP to lead Austin, L.A. teams; and more.

A deal that transferred Verizon liabilities to group annuity contracts with Prudential and SSGA face ERISA breach allegations from former employees.

The online retail giant is the largest company on the growing list of forfeiture lawsuit defendants.

The two tables allow plan sponsors to determine additional benefits for employees whose compensation exceeds certain levels.