Retirement benefits

Insurer seeking to exit a U.S. retail unit says the risk of large equity market swings would be one reason to favor a spinoff, rather than an initial public offering.

Starting early and investing more consistently will help employees reach their retirement goals.

These professionals are developing custom solutions for clients across healthcare, retirement, technology and a broad range of benefits while growing business revenue.

Most people go to the doctor for medical advice. Why can’t we all get a checkup for our financial health, too?

Insurer wins pension-risk transfer deal with paper and packaging company, cementing status as the biggest player in the business of taking on retirement obligations for employers.

The Golden State joins New York and Massachusetts on the list of states with access to the firm’s marketplace.

Both generations expect to be able to check their retirement plans via the latest mobile apps and high-tech tools.

When it comes to financial fitness, Bahati VanPelt aims to have retired NFLers be as successful off the field as they were on it.

The industry’s best benefits professionals help us realize there’s more to the business than talking regulatory matters or embracing the latest technology; it’s about how to best serve employees.

Plan participants cash out retirement funds at alarming rates, and participants need to have services available to help them make good decisions at the time of a job change, says Retirement Clearinghouse’s Spencer Williams.

Fiduciaries have latitude to value investment features other than price, judge rules.

The odds that your clients will one day stay in an assisted living home increases 1.4% per year, starting at age 65.

Is your plan keeping track of vested former participants who are owed money?

The new head of the Employee Benefit Research Institute talks about the latest retirement trends, his plans for the organization and the state of employee benefits.

The odds that your clients will one day stay in an assisted living home increases 1.4% per year, starting at age 65.

How BJ’s Wholesale Club’s vice president of human resources operations got 25,000 employees to get healthy, quit smoking and finally understand how their benefits work.

SERPs take on an important role as shareholder-friendly executive compensation that incentivizes leadership to avoid ‘reckless behavior,’ says retirement consultant Gil Harvard.

A state appellate court recently ruled that benefit cuts are permissible if the pensions remain "reasonable" for workers.

Investors who reach the age of 45 are advised to multiply their salary by 3.7 to get a good estimate of retirement savings they should have at this age.

Fiduciaries have latitude to value investment features other than price, judge rules.