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Plan Power by Prudential evaluates a range of plan design features, so financial advisers can help plan sponsors see how making certain changes could result in positive participant...

Mercer suggests not-for-profit health care organizations keep an eye of 403(b) lawsuits, ACA regulations and DB funding, among other things, when making investment decisions in 2017.

Medium- and long-term return assumptions that had already been fairly muted heading into 2017 should be adjusted downward even further, a new analysis from Cerulli Associates contends. 

Employees who retire with strong retiree benefits are happy retirees, but those who leave because they feel disengaged regret when they retired and worry about not having enough...

Defendants unsuccessfully argued that the breach of fiduciary claims should be dismissed because they fulfilled their duties by offering an array of investment options.

Shifting regulations, evolving consumer demands and a strong response from established providers are real challenges, but low-cost automated 401(k) platform providers remain committed to DC industry disruption. 

Defined contribution plan sponsors are looking to negotiate recordkeeping fees, reduce revenue sharing and switch to lower-cost investments, a survey found.

Paychex Adds LPL Financial’s Employee Advice Solution; Amerilife Names New CEO; New Sales Consultant Joins The Retirement Advantage; and more.

Exchange-traded funds have struggled for years to enter the defined contribution market; they could see more success under a tighter fee and regulatory environment. 

This week PLANSPONSOR, the sister publication of PLANADVISER, is revealing the finalists for its 2017 Plan Sponsor of the Year Awards.

Even though more than half of Americans don’t know the difference between a fiduciary financial adviser and one who isn’t, the majority believes it’s important for advisers to...

Experts in several discussions this week suggested organic market factors could take the place of DOL rulemaking that under the Obama Administration sought to raise the conflict of...

Maturing Millennials report feeling very optimistic about retirement readiness, career growth, and financial security; meanwhile, advice-seeking Baby Boomers have much lower expectations.

A lawsuit filed against JP Morgan Chase in New York levels a series of allegations that are by now very familiar to retirement industry professionals. 

Janus Capital Releases Fiduciary Focused Share Classes; TIAA adds Guaranteed Income Components to TDFs; Virtus Launches Municipal Bond ETF; and more.

This week our fellow Strategic Insight publication, PLANSPONSOR, is announcing the finalists for the 2017 Plan Sponsor of the Year Awards; find out who is being recognized here. 

According to both district and appellate court rulings, the ESOP fiduciaries knowingly offered the employer stock at an inflated price. 

According to one study, 13.1 million victims of fraud lost $15 billion in 2015.

In a report, the Council offers a framework for plan sponsors and providers to address cyber security issues.

A report from the 2016 ERISA Advisory Council makes recommendations for facilitating auto-portability, communicating to participants about plan-to-plan transfers, and discussing the transfer of state-run retirement program accounts...