Updates to the static mortality tables have been released by the IRS for 2017 to aid in defined benefits plan funding.

An August court decision in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found that an employee discount received through a group voluntary policy constitutes an employer contribution, and therefore disqualifies such products from falling under the Department of Labors voluntary benefit safe harbor.

The recent dismissal of a lawsuit against fiduciaries of Chevron Corp.s 401(k) plan raises the question of whether the decision will be a forerunner for the barrage of similar litigation pending across the country.

The judge hearing the consolidated lawsuit against the DOL's fiduciary rule will consider two briefs supporting the rule -- from the Financial Planning Coalition and the American Association for Justice.

The recommendation by actuaries in a research paper that public pensions apply a risk-free rate to assess liabilities has massive political implications. The paper will be published Sept. 5.

A case against the fiduciaries of Chevron's 401(k) plan was dismissed. Is this a harbinger of more 401(k) lawsuits?

The judge in the U.S. Department of Labor fiduciary rule case will likely deny NAFA's request for an injunction against the rule. But one annuities expert says it's not the end of the world.

The Schwab Target Index Funds series will be offered to 401(k) plans at eight basis points, making the funds the lowest cost target-date series available to plan sponsors, according to the company.