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Some defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are reluctant to transfer liabilities to an insurer, saying it is too expensive, particularly compared with the accounting liability, Mercer says.

The Bipartisan Policy Center has launched a personal savings initiative meant to produce pragmatic policy recommendations for improving the retirement readiness of American workers.

Wealth Management Systems Inc. (WMSI) launched a small business retirement plan comparison calculator that can help growing employers benchmark retirement plan performance.

Benefits solutions provider ADP has introduced the IPS Zero investment platform, designed for retirement plan advisers who employ a fee-for-service compensation structure.

Plan Administrators, Inc. (PAi), headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, will open its second office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on May 5.

New research indicates defined benefit (DB) plans will turn increasingly to alternative investments during 2014.

Human capital is a key factor in asset allocation, says David Blanchett of Morningstar Investment Management.

Alliance Benefit Group – Illinois (ABG-IL) is offering a financial fitness program to retirement plan participants.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has entered into an agreement to acquire Westpeak Global Advisors, a provider of smart beta solutions.

Invesco National Trust Company (INTC) will now offer an additional 15 collective trust funds (CTFs).

White Oak Advisors has named Rick Bindler as practice leader and lead consultant for its new Chicago office.

The push for establishing mandatory access to workplace retirement savings provides important insights into the path advocacy groups must take to influence national retirement policy.

Data does not suggest a strong connection between increases in contribution limits and the creation of new retirement plans, according to a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) study.

Nearly three in four Americans (73%) say they are not more inclined to invest in the stock market, even after a stellar 2013, according to new research from...

BNY Mellon Investment Management hired Ryland Pruett as national sales manager for The Dreyfus Corporation, a division of BNY Mellon providing mutual funds and separate account services.

Nearly half of American workers feel stressed about their finances, says a new Principal Financial Group analysis, although worry seems to diminish among those seeking professional advice.

When I was a youngster many years ago, my mother taught me to look both ways before crossing the street. I was precocious and told my mother that...

For the second time, a U.S. district court has found State Street Bank and Trust did not violate its duties to General Motors (GM) retirement plan participants in...

Value, not just cost, is what plan sponsors and participants should see when reviewing fee disclosures, some contend.

Envestnet Tamarac, a division of Envestnet, Inc. that provides integrated portfolio software for independent advisers, has released the next generation of its client relationship management (CRM) application.