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California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that will create the nation's first state-administered retirement savings program for private-sector workers.

For the 100 largest public employee-retirement systems in the country, total holdings and investments totaled $2.7 trillion in the second quarter of 2012, a decrease of 1.7 percent from $2.8 trillion last quarter, according to new data by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

The post office will hit a new low in cash next month but can avert immediate bankruptcy due to a series of retirement incentives, which saved $2 billion last year.

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.

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.

The stock market decline that began nearly five years ago is not to blame for Florida cities' underfunded pension systems, according to Florida State University experts.

With the state employee retirement plan facing a $19 billion shortfall, the governor must decide if the state should sell government bonds to make up the money.