Defined Benefits

Equities should outperform bonds in pension plans in 2013, according to fund managers in the United Kingdom.

Critics say President Obamas proposed changes to the rules on retirement plans could hurt small-business owners and their employees.

A new poll find that President Barack Obama's re-election glow is gone. Congress' reputation remains dismal. And only about one in five Americans say they trust the government to do what's right most of the time.

The Mercer US Pension Buyout Index for March showed retiree buyout costs accounted for 110 percent of the accounting liability.

The U.S. could learn a few things about retirement savings from Australia.

The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) Pension & Health Benefits Committee approved new actuarial policies this week aimed at returning the system to fully funded status within 30 years.