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In a new Field Assistance Bulletin, the DOL addresses a set of common errors made by multiple employer plans as they attempt to comply with a reporting rule...

Using other court decisions, including one from the Supreme Court, the medical center's plan was found to fall under the "church plan" definition in ERISA.

Offering health savings account (HSA) services allows advisers to add value and help clients more holistically plan for retirement, Kristen Donovan, with BAM Retirement Solutions, tells PLANADVISER.

In addition to the final ruling, the department has also released a 16-page request for information (RFI) on open MEPs. 

The solution automatically synchronizes information between the plan sponsor, recordkeeper, investment provider and employees.

Two-thirds of small businesses that currently do not offer a retirement plan say that they would consider doing so through an open MEP, Empower learned in a survey.

Participants who have taken a hardship withdrawal are nearly three-times more likely to feel “always” stressed in general and three-times more likely to have “a lot” of stress...

The Financial Services Institute and the Insured Retirement Institute have both published open letters opining against ambitious conflict of interest regulations proposed in the state.

T. Rowe Price adds senior DC adviser strategist; GW&K introduces New VP for Global Equity; Eagle Asset Management names portfolio...

In addition, the report discusses possible refinements to the baseline strategy, introduced last year, to address specific goals and circumstances, such as uneven expense and income flows, or...

The company believes the new tool will reduce wait time for advisers, who will usually contact actuaries to estimate defined benefit (DB) plan contribution requests when clients explore...

Stadion's managed account service offered on TRG platform; Apex builds ESG rating service and adds global development head; Northern Trust...

An interest in consolidating wealth management and institutional businesses drove many advisory industry M&A deals in the second quarter.

A research report provides an analysis of how including a default deferred income annuity (DIA) can improve retirement income for retirees and offers suggestions advisers can give 401(k)...

Financial professionals who do business with Allianz can soon provide information surrounding what may be optimal timing to take Social Security benefits, as well as how to file...

The self-employed think about and plan differently for retirement compared with their counterparts working for companies and corporations; they also have double the emergency savings.

The higher the annuity credited rate (interest rate) for a pension risk transfer (PRT), the more interest an insurer would earn and the less money it needs today...

They are also less optimistic about the U.S. stock market and economy, according to a Nationwide survey.