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The IRS, EBSA and the PBGC want to simplify and improve the process of creating and submitting the Form 5500 for employers. 

Among middle-income Boomers, that surges to 77%.

While most current retirees are managing finances well due to multiple sources of income, those not yet retired are worried about running out of money in retirement, FINRA...

The DOL published a pretty substantial list of technical corrections to the Best-Interest Contract Exemption—including mostly minor clarifications but also a few potentially substantial adjustments. 

The paper from the DCIIA also presents a roadmap for implementing automatic plan features over time.

Correlation does not always imply causation,  especially in finance, but you can count among the peripheral consequences of ‘Brexit’ a serious spike in the price of  future retirement...

It’s not just investment gurus and behavioral scientists who have big ideas about helping individuals and institutions prepare for the financial future. 

Real estate continues to be the top alternatives pick for pension funds.

After 16 years, a court has consolidated and moved forward ERISA claims of agents who had their employment status changed by Allstate.

A district court found the plaintiff did not meet pleading standards set forth in Fifth Third v. Dudenhoeffer.

The company says leading by example in helping employees achieve financial goals is "the right thing to do."

Wagner Law Group Names Partner; Sain Joins Milliman’s Employee Benefits Practice; Atlanta Retirement Partners Adds Relationship Manager, and more.

Transfers continued to favor fixed income investments.

Kravitz released the 2016 National Cash Balance Research Report, showing a 19% increase in the number of new cash balance retirement plans and a rise in assets to $1 trillion. 

After an initial “catch-up” adjustment, the DOL will adjust civil monetary penalties annually for inflation.

John Hancock Investments enacts expense reductions in TDF suite; Defined Contribution Real Estate Council publishes investing checklist for plans; Morningstar introduces new global risk model; Global Retirement Partners teams...

The SEC is bumping up staff for investment adviser examinations, but actions on a fiduciary rule and TDF disclosures are still pending.

A participant in Walt Disney Company's retirement plan is suing fiduciaries for not removing a fund that was overly concentrated in a pharmaceutical company's stock.

Nearly one-third of respondents to a Willis Towers Watson survey have had their retirement plans audited by the IRS or DOL, and the rate is even higher among...

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