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At the close of the 2014 PLANSPONSOR National conference five items rose to the top from the content covered during the conference that should be on your fiduciary...

Plan sponsors want more consultation on outcomes and how to accurately measure and improve participants’ retirement readiness, says new research from the Principal Financial Group.

Employees are showing more focus on their overall financial wellness, according to a Financial Finesse report.

The effort to de-risk defined benefit (DB) pension plans is an immensely complex task that presents no shortage of challenges or opportunities to retirement plan sponsors and consultants.

A federal appellate court ruled Morgan Stanley & Co. and its CEO were not acting in a fiduciary capacity when deciding to make company contributions to two retirement...

The stable value market has changed significantly post financial crisis, says Josh Kruk, head of stable value portfolio management at Dwight Asset Management, and the evolution is ongoing.

Flextime – stretching or curtailing one end of the workday to meet obligations outside the job – remains all the rage at a growing number of companies, from...

Employee Fiduciary LLC is now offering a fee comparison service for 401(k) plan sponsors.

The Department of Labor (DOL) reached a $5.25 million settlement with GreatBanc Trust Co., resolving allegations the Lisle, Illinois-based company violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Amid the discussion of industry best practices at the 2014 PLANSPONSOR National Conference, the question of the retirement plan investment menu and how it has or should evolve...

Choosing a provider for a plan starts with the request for proposal (RFP), and experts discussed best practices for the process at the PLANSPONSOR National Conference Tuesday.

An investment committee must focus on fiduciary considerations at all times. Care, diligence, prudence and paying reasonable expenses should constantly be invoked by its members.

Other than automatic enrollment in a retirement plan and automatic escalation of employee deferrals into their plans, what are the top strategies for moving the needle on employees’...

When it comes to financial matters, employers should assume procrastination, inertia and a real lack of knowledge from employees, according to Janet Ganong, a financial consultant at the...

The concept of “retirement plan health” means different things for plan sponsors and participants, but well-run plans can meet both sponsor and participant needs.

Vanguard’s new “Enroll Now” process simplifies retirement plan enrollment and potentially increases the savings of participants.

At the PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Chicago, four leading experts debated the merits of target-date funds (TDFs) versus target-risk funds (TRFs) and managed accounts.

"I think the retirement crisis is beyond a crisis,” says U.S. Representative Reid Ribble (R-Wisconsin).

With so much regulatory complexity surrounding defined contribution (DC) retirement plans, it is not unusual for plan sponsors to overlook the more obvious considerations, says BlackRock’s Laraine McKinnon.

Not talking about Social Security could come with a steep cost, says Nationwide in a survey that polled retirees and their experiences with the timing of benefits.