Administration

Defined contribution retirement plan sponsors are subject to many risks which ultimately put a company’s reputation at risk, experts at Sibson Consulting note.

While lump-sum payments to certain defined benefit plan participants reduced the company’s pension obligations, new mortality assumptions increased them.

Moody’s estimates pension deficits jumped 8% in 2014.

An Aon Hewitt survey of pension plan sponsors finds almost two in three could take direct action to curb risks and costs in 2015.

Trust, transparency and time are essential ingredients of the successful OCIO and plan sponsor relationship, says Towers Watson in its annual Global Investment Matters publication.

The funded status of pension plans of S&P 1500 companies fell 5% in January.

The funded status of U.S. corporate pensions fell nearly 5% in January, according to BNY Melon ISSG.

Wilshire Associates estimates that overall the funded ratio for the sample pension plan decreased by 3.5% during the first month of 2015.

The Mercer U.S. Pension Buyout Index shows the average pension buyout cost decreased significantly during December.

Departing retirement plan participants may wish to roll over their plan assets to another qualified plan or individual retirement account (IRA) to avoid paying taxes and to continue...

The Timken Company has agreed to purchase a group annuity from Prudential to pay certain retirees’ future pension benefits.

A strong majority of companies with 401(k) plans have adopted automatic enrollment and other steps to ensure workers receive the full employer matching contribution, according to Aon Hewitt.

Plan sponsors should consider the steps that go into a prudent process for selecting a provider if they want to include a lifetime income solution in their plans. 

A survey finds the majority of DC plan sponsors that offer company stock as an investment option have no plans to make changes to the offer, despite a...

Unlike established retirement plans with hundreds or thousands of participants, startup plans at small businesses are often at risk of folding because of weak participation.

An increasing number of employers are broadening the types of financial and retirement planning resources they offer employees.

Low interest rates and new mortality tables overpowered the year’s positive asset returns, resulting in a 9% decline in funding for Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 1500 companies, according...

The funded status of U.S. corporate pensions dropped to 87.3% in the last month of 2014, according to BNY Mellon ISSG.

The financial health of private pension plans weakened in 2014, with funded ratios falling to levels resembling post-recession lows.

A new rule for retirement plan distributions makes way for high earners to get into Roth IRAs.