Administration

The funding increase was due to a 4% gain in asset value that offset a 1% liability increase, according to Sibson Consulting and Segal Marco Advisors.

Due to strong market performance during Q1 2017, the funded status improved for the 100 largest public DB plans in the country, Milliman finds.

While one source says pension funded status remained level and another says it dipped in April, both agree equity markets were a positive for pension plans during the...

Years after the DOL required fee disclosures be made to retirement plan participants, participant awareness continues to lack, but improvements may be coming.

There are strategies plan sponsors can adopt to make the most of technology and digital tools, so that participants can boost their retirement readiness.

A study from Corporate Insight shows use of the best practices in participant communications reliably increases enrollment, deferral rates and dialogue.

The Society of Actuaries estimates an increase in funding target liabilities, PBGC premiums and minimum required contributions.

The analysis found certain themes surface with regard to systems that have developed robust communication and financial reporting initiatives.

Not-for-profit plan sponsors have come a long way since 403(b) regulations were passed with establishing prudent processes for their plans, TIAA finds.

More effective and targeted communications can help, a study by TIAA finds. 

New research by Morningstar suggests plan sponsors may benefit from increasing default savings rates, relying on opt-out auto escalation features, and stretching the employer match.

This includes pre-funding, terminations and buy-outs, according to Mercer.

Several analyses show funded status improvement for the month of March as well as the first quarter.

It stands to reason that some target-date fund investors may be leaving the products and their workplace plans in order to start formally structuring retirement income, but plan...

A change in the recording and timing of contributions could save DB plan sponsors thousands or more in PBGC premiums, a report contends.

Plan sponsors and advisers play critical roles in addressing the gender pay gap and motivating women to save for retirement.

Retirement plan service providers often fall short of providing additional desirable result features, such as calls to action and scenario comparisons.

The firm says DB plan funded levels may be on the move as interest rates and equity values rise simultaneously.

Leading homepages now provide more diverse selections of additional plan data, such as plan participation rates, average salary deferrals, number of properly diversified participants and various participant retirement...

New mortality tables mandated by the IRS will go into effect in 2018, and PBGC premiums will only go up from here.