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Commentary: Congratulations on making it through one of the most legally and administratively challenging years in employee benefits history. But, as you know, employee benefits never sleep. Here is the 2016 ABC’s of employee benefits – what Contributing Editor Ed Bray calls the annual “just tell me what I need to do” list.

Commentary: We need to address the journey as much as the destination, and that means delivering more effective financial literacy tools to employees.

HR technology providers are increasingly designing applications with an employee-first mindset, to enable workers to learn and develop, collaborate, share feedback, steer their careers and even manage other people more effectively. Josh Bersin, founder and principal of Bersin by Deloitte, shares 10 trends that reflect a major shift from a decade ago, when vendors designed HR systems primarily to streamline HR administration and help redesign HR processes. Today, digital technologies are transforming nearly every aspect of HR, from sourcing and recruiting to talent and performance management.

A long-term alliance needs to support carrier, client and policy holder, but often fails to take care of the policy holder. In an upcoming session at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaiassance in Atlantic City, N.J., Trevor Garbers and Heather Garbers of HUB International will discuss how to ensure alliances produce a win-win-win situation.

Beginning this October, the SEC will allow money market funds to impose redemption fees, or temporarily halt redemptions, when the funds fall below certain liquidity thresholds, which could spur greater plan sponsor interest in stable-value funds.

A new report from Aon Hewitt points to rising health costs and an increased prevalence of chronic conditions — including high blood pressure, obesity and high cholesterol — as a “global phenomena.”

A new strategic alliance in the employee benefit space between a top consultant and specialty provider spotlights the convergence of healthcare cost-containment strategies and talent management involving a highly specific workforce demographic.

Are retirement plan education efforts paying off? Participant deferral rates in defined contribution plans are the highest in years and loan usage the lowest, according to the latest research from the Plan Sponsor Council of America.

A highly competitive brokerage landscape has leading firms teaming up to enhance resources.

Everything from wellness programs to President Obama’s State of the Union address to the difference between ACA compliance and HSA compatibility made headlines this week. Here’s what EBA readers had to say.