Deals and People | June 12th, 2023 Retirement Industry People Moves Mercer names Somers as investment director; new chief commercial officer at Alight Inc.; Voya selects leader for Midwest wealth solutions...
Data and Research | June 9th, 2023 US Public Pensions ‘Convinced’ Inflation is on Path to Moderation Following nine successive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and inflation hitting a peak of 9.1% in June 2022, U.S. public...
Deals and People | May 24th, 2023 Cambridge Associates Names New President, Head of Investing Samantha Davidson will arrive from Mercer to take the reins in July, as Noel O’Neill moves into a new investment...
Data and Research | May 23rd, 2023 Finance, Health Care Workers Are Top Retirement Contributors Workers employed in finance and health care industries were responsible for contributing the bulk of defined contribution retirement plan assets...
Benefits | May 1st, 2023 USI Consulting Brings on DB Pension Exit Experts The retirement consultancy brings on actuarial expertise with acquisition of Hooker & Holcombe.
Investing | April 11th, 2023 Increased Pension Fund Liabilities Overrode Investment Returns in March According to most analysts, the fall in discount rates raised liabilities by more than the growth in equities, leading to...
Data and Research | March 27th, 2023 What Will Retirement Plan Access, and Employer Benefits Look Like in 2026? Industry experts polled for Transamerica research expect a wide range of financial well-being benefits will be common by 2026.
Investing | March 13th, 2023 Lower Liabilities Somewhat Offset by Equity Volatility in February Overall, U.S. corporate pension funding levels experienced a slight increase last month.
Data and Research | March 7th, 2023 Employers Should Offer Variety of Retirement Income Options, Survey Shows A new report argues that plan sponsors should offer retirement income solutions such as annuities to provide lasting lifetime income...
Data and Research | March 6th, 2023 PennSERS Drops 12% in 2022 The pension fund lost $6.5 billion in asset value over the last year, ending a three-year streak of double-digit gains.
Deals and People | March 3rd, 2023 Principal Integrates Businesses With Renewed Focus on Retirement Owais Rana was promoted to head of investment solutions for Principal Asset Management, which is merging previously separate businesses.
Data and Research | March 1st, 2023 Defined Benefit Plans Posted Worst Performance Since 2008 Crisis Last Year But performance for defined benefit plans did rebound in Q4, according to a new report.
Compliance | February 22nd, 2023 Construction Company Lawsuit Targets Its Retirement Plan Providers The lawsuit filed by Martone Construction claims its retirement plan providers ignored requested investment trades and claimed that trading was...
Compliance | February 22nd, 2023 Church-Exemption Ruling Could Have Wide Implications A federal district court judge has widened the exemption to include an N.J. hospital in a lawsuit remanded back to...
Data and Research | February 17th, 2023 Worldwide Pension Assets Fell in 2022, to Lowest Level in 15 Years The decline for pension assets was the largest since the financial crisis of 2008, new data shows.
Compliance | February 16th, 2023 Lawsuit Accuses Conagra of Shirking Pension Benefits An ERISA complaint against the Conagra pension plan claims the fiduciary and plan administrator are ignoring distribution rules laid out...
Investing | February 14th, 2023 U.S. Corporate Pension Funding Remains Largely Unchanged in January Funding levels improved most for pension funds that have significant weighting towards equities, said Agilis.
Data and Research | February 13th, 2023 Pre-Retirees Less Confident Their Retirement Income Will Last to Age 90 Confidence among pre-retirees that they will receive enough income from all their accumulated retirement sources to cover basic living expenses...
Data and Research | January 18th, 2023 U.S. State, Municipal Pensions Saw Funding Statuses Fall 6.6% in 2022 The Equable Institute released its final 2022 projections for U.S. state and local public pensions funding status, revealing the best—and...
Compliance | January 17th, 2023 Key Actuarial Changes for Public Pension Plans in 2023 The Actuarial Standards Board approved changes for public pension plans’ investment portfolio risk assessments, disclosures of employer contributions and investment...