Administration

Public plans and foundations and endowments also saw assets decrease.

While it worked to boost savings in its 401(k) plan, one plan sponsor did not forget about highly compensated employees’ desire to save for retirement.

Mercer attributes the rise in pension risk transfer activity to PBGC premium increases.

Multiemployer plans have not fully rebounded from the 2008 financial crisis because returns have not kept pace with growth in liabilities, according to Milliman.

Despite perceptions that many states have fallen far short of their pension funding requirements, most states have made a reasonable effort to fund their share of pension contributions.

For most non-ERISA 403(b) plans, automatic enrollment is not an option.

Implications of two litigation outcomes in June 2014 depend on the type of employee stock ownership plan an employer offers.

Employer financial wellness programs may include education about budgeting and paying down debt, but they should also help employees protect themselves against some key financial risks.

Wilshire Consulting also reported that corporate pensions reached a 77.2% funding ratio in February.

The funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans increased by 5.1% in February, the best month for gains since January 2011.

Retirement plan sponsors wanting to step up participant communications should make sure their providers are in tune with the latest trends.

Half of plan sponsors do not take advantage of qualified default investment alternative safe harbor protections, a survey finds.

The market is poised for accelerated defined benefit pension plan risk transfer activity, according to speakers featured in a Mercer webcast.

The Center for State and Local Government Excellence examined four public pension systems with a long tradition of being well-funded to determine what they have in common.

An independent fiduciary decided a transaction split between Prudential and MassMutual was the safest available annuity structure to provide retiree benefits.

Advice has taken on new dimensions in the retirement space, according to Cerulli Associates, and is often implemented automatically and without requiring input from the recipient.

Implementing automatic enrollment without thinking through plan design can result in compliance and administrative issues.

An updated analysis from the Society of Actuaries examines required contributions and economic sensitivities for pension plan sponsors, finding their outlook is somewhat rosier than in previous reports.

A report says the ratio of assets to liabilities reported by public pension systems under new GASB standards will rise and fall far more sharply than the funded...

The growing awareness of increased lifespans is pushing retirement plan participants to look beyond the money and ask how they would like to live that part of their...