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Eight in 10 defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors expressed interest in pension risk transfer products.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has increased full-scope audits of retirement plans, said Lisa Barton, a partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

What factors influence plan sponsors' selection of retirement plan providers?

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...

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...

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’...

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. 

Jon Hale has been named the director of North American manager research for Morningstar Inc.

A plan sponsor’s lawsuit over revenue sharing payments has moved forward as a court found the sponsor's plan provider became a functional fiduciary by setting fees.

Adviser-sold college savings plans gained traction, and now show balances equivalent to direct-sold plans, research shows. 

People expect to work longer and flexibility will become the new model for retirement, finds Aegon’s third Retirement Readiness survey.

A paper from Towers Watson recommends, for defined contribution (DC) plans, up to 25% of traditional U.S. aggregate bond assets can be switched to absolute return assets.

A pervasive fear of running out of money in retirement is not causing Americans to spend less today, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Simplifying the 401(k) plan enrollment process may help employees save more effectively for retirement, says a recent paper from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Financial technology provider RiskFirst, formerly PensionsFirst, has expanded the focus of its pension risk analytics software for wider application in multi-asset portfolio management and compliance settings.

Witnesses at a Senate hearing discussed Social Security reforms that could boost potential retirement income for workers.

Market volatility and questions about interest rates have brought asset allocation and portfolio management to the forefront for financial advisers, according to a Fidelity Investments survey.