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Defined contribution plan sponsors need to do a better job communicating key information to participants, according to a recent survey of plan participants conducted by State Street Global Advisors.

Two new studies amplify the benefits—especially for women—of working with financial advisers, and provide insight into a changing demographic for life insurers.

The Labor Department has sued to restore more than $34 million in assets to two retirement funds of Michigan-based vehicle parts manufacturer Metavation LLC that allegedly were used in violation of ERISA.

Many U.S. employers would like to retain selected Baby Boomers who choose to work beyond age 65, a new survey suggests.

A new white paper suggests that wellness programs can lower health care and benefits costs if a strong communication strategy is in place.

Private retiree Medicare exchanges provide a glimpse of what public and private health insurance exchanges could look like.

Kevin Trokey has coached hundreds of producers but it sees what attribute that seems to hold them back. What is that, how does it even keep good producers and from being great, and what can be done to overcome it?

A new Harris Interactive poll of more than 2,000 working Americans suggests that bad behaviors occur on business trips, including excessive drinking and extramarital affairs.

The IRS has proposed eliminating a signature requirement on an automatic extension for filing deferred vested benefit information, which a recent Segal Compliance Alert characterized as a small but irritating nuisance for many plan sponsors.

State lawmakers in cash-strapped Illinois have run into fierce opposition from unions and concern about a voter backlash in the November elections over plans to fix the state’s woefully underfunded public retirement system.