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The DOL says the action would modernize fiduciary practices related to the voting rights associated with ERISA plan investments.

Unlike ERISA lawsuits that are argued in federal courts, this case is playing out in state court.

The quarterly statement is a proven tool for getting plan participants engaged in their retirement readiness; however, not all providers are including the best information to get participants...

The insurance is a small cost to enhance employee financial security and hedge against lost productivity.

The PBGC has issued a final rule regarding pension plans undergoing distress or involuntary termination, and the OSFI has released a form for contribution schedule reporting.

Though down for the year, DB plan sponsors have seen upticks in funded status for three straight months, and sources make suggestions for continuing to hold on.

There was substantial discussion of Intel’s argument about how the statute of limitations provision read when ERISA was originally written.

It found cost savings would accrue to plan participants in the form of lower fees and greater investment growth over time, improving retirement security by up to 9%.

Educating employees about health savings accounts can help them maximize their benefit.

Pantheon announces appointment of partner and other hires; Millennium Trust acquires Liberty Trust assets; and Mercer announces recent hires to global and U.S. market.

Willis Towers Watson says the pension plan landscape is quickly changing, as returns will be lower while volatility is likely to increase.

Covered in this year’s required amendments list are new hardship withdrawal rules and a new regulation impacting certain cash balance pension plans.

Sources share what to look for in asset managers and investment products to reap the best investment outcomes.

Aegon Asset Management Announces Global Integration; Avantis Investors Launches Additional Mutual Funds; and Vanguard Creates New International Bond Index Fund.

According to PSCA, relatively few sponsors have seen participants taking out excess hardship withdrawals.

Stable value funds can and do play an important role as an asset class alongside target-date funds, and they should also be the subject of sufficient deliberation.

The new fund is offered through a group annuity contract, with underlying assets issued and guaranteed by the John Hancock Life Insurance Company.

While this seems counterintuitive to the effort to discourage leakage from retirement accounts, a summary of the bill states, “The quicker student loan debt is paid down, the...