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The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final rules regarding longevity annuities—aimed at bringing more flexibility to retirement savers using the fixed-income vehicles as a longevity hedge.

A new report finds that Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premium increases would negatively impact the defined benefit (DB) pension system.

Nearly three-quarters (71%) of affluent pre-retirees have not determined their most sensible Medicare option.

The stable value market has changed significantly post financial crisis, says Josh Kruk, head of stable value portfolio management at Dwight Asset Management, and the evolution is ongoing.

Helping employees attain financial wellness isn’t just another part of the benefits program—it can be downright healthy for a company’s bottom line.

Employers are finding more reasons to de-risk their defined benefit (DB) retirement plans, says a new analysis from Buck Consultants.

Increasing health care costs are predicted to exceed the Social Security benefits of middle-class American retirees, new research finds.

Market conditions like those seen in 2013 benefited those plan sponsors that had not yet moved to de-risk their defined benefit (DB) plans.

A strong recovery in asset values and pension funding levels hasn’t slowed the pace of change in institutional investment portfolio strategies, according to an analysis from Greenwich Associates.

Defined benefit plan sponsors have a window of opportunity to take action on pension risk.

What a difference a year makes—strong investment performance and a modest rise in interest rates during 2013 caused a steep increase in the funded status of the typical...

Expanding health care costs will likely force retirement plan advisers to consider new ways of protecting client assets.

As the U.S. population ages and long-term care becomes a greater concern in retirement, long-term care insurance may become more widespread.

Corporate employers have largely favored lump sum offerings as a means to settle pension liabilities, but changing market conditions could buck the trend this year.

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...

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

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, signed into law in December, increases both the flat- and variable-rate single-employer Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums.

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