Defined Benefits

Sponsors need to be engaging consultants on an annual basisat a minimumon whether they are applying the most beneficial funding and documentation strategies to their plan.

Proposed changes to the IRS mortality tables would have a negative effect on the funding requirements for single-employer pension plans, an SOA report finds.

Retirement savers sometimes forget the 'deferred' part of 'tax-deferred savings.'

Money worries are approaching the nightmare status not seen since the Great Recession -- starting with health care costs and retirement and finishing with student loan debt.

CalPERS hopes to reverse a ruling that dismissed its securities fraud lawsuit in a case that could impact hundreds of other statutes, including those involving employee retirement plans and product liability claims.

Institutions are looking at a broader range of investment structures, seeking better returns than those currently expected, a Cerulli report says.