Retirement benefits

Nearly a year after 401(k) participants accused the plan’s fiduciaries of breaching their fiduciary duty by not searching for lower cost investment options, a judge dismissed the complaint.

Retirement advisers can protect their book of business by redefining their service model and partnering with specialists.

Plan participants should review a full market cycle, index efficient asset classes and eliminate closet indexers.

Akamai's Sarah Sardella, BP’s Cliff York, Accenture’s Julie Wilkes and SurveyMonkey’s Becky Cantieri were honored for improving employee health, retirement and work-life balance.

Missing required 401(k) minimum distributions are subject to a penalty equal to half the amount that should have been taken.

These industry pioneers are creating products to meet evolving needs of employers and employees.

Many claims filed by former employees have a very low chance of success, but that does not eliminate the need for the employer to put in the time and money to fight them.

In order to avoid an audit, pension planners should conduct periodic audits for hard-to-find former employees.

Akamai's Sarah Sardella, BP’s Cliff York, Accenture’s Julie Wilkes and SurveyMonkey’s Becky Cantieri were honored for improving employee health, retirement and work-life balance.

Although the current year has been good for participants, many workers are not investing in a retirement plan.