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Two retirement industry associations recently expanded their focus, citing a changing regulatory environment and a lack of representation in Washington as the main reasons for the overhaul.

A recent survey by the Plan Sponsor Council of America shows 401(k) participants are increasingly using new plan investment features, while usage of hardship withdrawals and loans remain low despite their wide availability.

The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America announced this week it wants to be an advocate for all types of employer-sponsored defined contribution plans and is thus changing its name to Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA), in an effort to expand the organization's scope of retirement education and communication.

More than half of defined contribution plans experienced an increase in 401(k) loans in the past two years. But is it a wise financial move? The answer: that depends.

Retirement plans exist to provide earnings streams to retirees, but knowing how to pensionize retirement savings is largely a foreign concept to most workers.

Does your retirement plan practice focus mostly on for-profit businesses? If so, you may be missing out on a growing niche—not-for-profit organizations.

Defined benefits and pension plans have fallen by the wayside, forcing plan sponsors to give employees a new kind of protection while still protecting the company against high costs. The answer? Annuities.

A growing number of 403(b) retirement plan sponsors use third-party administrators (TPAs) for key plan services, and a new analysis shows that practice may be leading to better plan design.