The Committee never selected an underperforming proprietary fund. Instead, when it did select a proprietary fund, it was one of the top-performing funds presented by Mercer. This is not the process of ...

As we commemorate this Independence Day holiday, there are, I think, lessons to be learned from that experience that can be applied to our work with retirement plans, particularly those who serve ...

The U.S. Senate late Thursday confirmed a key principal in the retirement and tax policy domain, which is that of the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the U.S. Department of Treasury.

The Department of Labor recently provided a series of webinars that furnish detailed overviews of fiduciary responsibilities and why and how to stay in compliance with the regulations concerning them ...

The House Education and Workforce Committee on Wednesday approved legislation to limit the use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions for retirement ...

As the Senate prepares to consider the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a group of 10 industry associations related to employer-sponsored benefits wrote an open letter in support of legislative proposals ...

The Office of the Investor Advocate at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced June 25 that it would prioritize “Private Market Investments in Retirement Accounts” as an objective for ...

In a session held in the President’s Room just off the Senate floor in the U.S. Capitol, members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Thursday (June 26) approved the ...

President Trump reportedly has named the former chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to serve as acting Assistant Secretary of the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits ...

In another indication of the growing interest in greater private market access for retirement plan participants, Great Gray Trust Company announced on Thursday that it will offer private equity and ...

As more defined contribution plan sponsors consider whether to add a lifetime income option, questions arise on whether plans should include annuity payout options as part of their default. A recent ...

Despite economic pressures, 401(k) plan sponsors continued to move forward in 2024, leveraging the power of automatic solutions to help drive savings and participation rates to all-time highs.