Administration

Funding levels of S&P 500 pensions reversed course after three straight months of declines. 

The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate pension plans rose by more than 3%.

Generation Y expects to work until they die, “so why bother saving in a retirement plan.”

The project resulted in more than 18,000 ineligible dependents being removed from employer-sponsored health care.

Aon Hewitt finds DC plan sponsors are beefing up plan features to improve participant outcomes.

Academic scholar and adviser to the Georgetown Center for Retirement Initiatives shares his ideas for creating state-supported “individual DBs” to bring workplace retirement benefits to more private-sector workers.

A recent court decision put fear in DC plan sponsors about offering company stock in the plan lineup, but it can still be a prudent investment if they...

More participants are looking to their phones to learn about retirement plans and saving.

Employees want help with overall financial wellness, but bad vibes could prevent them from participating in employer programs.

SOA says the update will ensure pension plan actuaries have the most up-to-date information available.

Steps you can take to help safeguard your plan and participants.

Pension plan funded status tumbled, from 83.4% in the second quarter to 78.7% at the end of the third quarter, according to Aon Hewitt.

The aggregate funded ratio for U.S. corporate pension plans decreased 2%.

Institutional investors of all types faced another difficult month. 

Nearly six in 10 small business owners are administering payroll on their own.

An actuary report says the Central States plan is projected to become insolvent in 2026.

The estimated aggregate funding level of S&P 500 pensions dropped 2% during September.

Employers cite several reasons they think employees don’t participate in their 403(b) plans, but it may come down to employees’ inability to save more.

Two senior retirement industry executives—one from an advisory firm and one from a recordkeeper—discuss how the two types of service providers can work together for better plan sponsor...

Experts suggested a DC plan participant’s age should impact the content of communications, but not necessarily the form.