The Markets

Target-date funds had an average total return of 5.4% for the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Morningstar data.

A 16% increase in 2014 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums pushed Mercer’s Pension Buyout Index into positive territory, meaning it could be cheaper for many employers to...

President Obama raised both hopes and eyebrows when he introduced new proposals for combating America’s retirement crisis during his fifth State of the Union address.

In an effort to decrease pension risk exposure and insulate their plans from fluctuating economic conditions, more defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are realigning plan assets to better...

The cost of purchasing pension annuities from an insurer increased to 108.5% of liabilities during December 2013 as higher Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums kicked in.

When you take on investment risk, you know returns could be high or low. But what that means for a multiemployer pension plan is different than for a...

Advisers to defined benefit (DB) retirement plans may face challenging allocation questions as the funded status of corporate pension funds improves.

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants saw average daily transfer activity increase in December 2013 over the previous month, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index has started 2014 on a high note, climbing 1.2 points since December 2013.

Year-end analysis shows a strong finish for equity markets in 2013, with net flows for stock funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) exceeding $400 billion.

Alternative strategies have been successful in increasing the portfolio returns of institutions, as well as reducing investment risk, over the past 20 years.

Investors should expect strong equity market results through 2014, with the potential for real U.S. GDP growth to approach 5% in multiple quarters.

Putting a tilt on his 2013 forecast, Bob Doll of Nuveen Asset Management predicts a grind-higher economy and a muddle-through stock market for the year ahead. 

The funding ratio for corporate pension plans increased to 95% during the last quarter.

The pension funded status of the U.S.’s largest corporations jumped by 16 percentage points in 2013, year-end analysis shows.

Defined benefit (DB) plans have enjoyed a funded status boost of late, but what does this mean for their future?

Witnesses during a U.S. Senate committee hearing argued that defined contribution (DC) plan design is key to solving the retirement crisis in America.

The global economy is improving, inflation will stay moderate and equities will outshine bonds in 2014, say Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust.

Defined contribution plan participants saw average daily transfer activity decline in November compared with October, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) earned a “AAA” grade from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP).