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Researchers suggest taking employers out of the process of offering employees DC retirement plans.

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Executive benefits continue to be a strategic component of total rewards programs for health care executives, Mercer finds.

It’s a significant challenge for sponsors of both DB and DC plans to take charge of communications and participant education.

The financial firm says the proposal has “unduly complicated” provisions.

Prudential’s 2012 “Innovative Strategies to Help Maximize Social Security Benefits” has been updated to address concerns for same-sex couples in the wake of the Supreme Court decision.

Over-funded pension plans would have a longer time period in which they could use surpluses to pay for retiree health and life insurance benefits.

Two in ten employees say spending too much is the biggest financial mistake they have made.

A court has found questions exist about whether a privately-held company had a duty to disclose a contemplated merger to ESOP participants who sold company stock shares.

And real estate is the most popular alternative asset class for pensions, a survey shows.

Managed accounts let participants seek and receive professional investment guidance without requiring hands-on management.

Better benefits, company culture and work-life balance are the ingredients of the Best Places to Work.

Money market funds received the most inflows from defined contribution plan participant transfers in June.

Compliant-ready features have been implemented into External IT’s office suite solution that integrates with Microsoft Office 365.

Forces are set to open the 401(k) retirement plan marketplace for advisers to better serve participants.

The National Bureau of Economic Research dispels some myths about retirement.

The latest court order culminates six years of investigations and three years of legal battle.

But because defaults are so low, their contributions are lower than those who voluntarily opt in.

Pentegra Participant SmartPath generates recommended retirement savings practices to boost outcomes.

Nearly 90% who work with an adviser want them to serve as a partner.