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A federal appeals court found easy grounds for approving a default judgement levied against a plan sponsor whom effectively ignored participants’ claims regarding delinquent employer contributions. 

Lawmakers and industry reps are concerned with where the proposal is heading, what’s in it and how fast it’s moving. 

First-time health savings account usage also increased nicely.

Despite financial burdens and other obstacles, Millennials want to use life experiences to pursue financial independence.

Delaware Investments announces intent to acquire Bennett Lawrence Management; Partners Group introduces private markets funds for the defined contribution market; Allianz Global Investors launches dynamic target-date collective investment...

Many small 403(b) plan sponsors, especially, are not performing fiduciary responsibilities, a survey finds.

Overall investor optimism is stable, but the retiree outlook is less rosy.

Data from RFP assistance provider InHub reveals why plan sponsors search for new plan advisers, what they ask for, and mistakes advisers make in the RFP process.

Advisers may want to recommend defined benefit plan sponsors pursue more active strategies and different asset classes.

Academics working with the Michigan Retirement Research Center have carefully developed a new retiree spending model showing singles tend to have higher medical spending in retirement vs. their...

Retirement plan participants are slowly but surely gaining better access to lifetime income products, according to new reporting from the Insured Retirement Institute. 

Mail and assorted monotonous tasks get a resounding thumbs down in survey of most-hated office tasks.

A challenging macro environment and volatility are topics advisers should address with their clients.

Teaching defined contribution plan sponsors to manage money more like their pension plan counterparts—and other large institutions known for efficient investing—leads to better outcomes, experts say. 

Part of what makes universal retirement planning advice hard to apply is that consumption datasets are inherently noisy, and “savings is the flip side of consumption.”

Pre-retirees among all financial statuses have fears about health costs in retirement, but they are not having the conversations needed to plan for them.

The American Institute for Economic Research has created a new retirement withdrawal calculator.

Investors are concerned about global political unrest and macroeconomic challenges, according to Natixis, but they remain optimistic on equities and alternatives. 

Employee plans division leadership at the Internal Revenue Service candidly admits worsening budget constraints are making its job more difficult.

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