Oregon's public pension system, along with others, is betting that a return to normal in the commercial real estate market will help bring major gains.

A Texas public safety retirement fund generated an 11 percent return over a decade, though local leaders say they still can't content with future costs.

More and more company stock plan participants are planning to use their proceeds for retirement planning, rather than paying off debt or bills.

The PBGC will provide pension benefits to 1,300-plus current and future retirees of Topeka, Kan.-based Menninger Foundation, following its breakup.

Public employees' and teachers' unions in Ohio will be some of the biggest individual recipients of proceeds from the Bank of America settlement.

ICI's research on retirement benefits suggests that low wage earners are particularly at risk of being left behind, championing Social Security as a solution.

The SEC suggests investors probe a prospective advisor's credentials, their history of consumer complaints and learn how they'll be paid for services.

Is a victory for the referees a victory for defined benefits in America? Perhaps in this case, but not as a bigger picture, not at all.