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Lack of retirement readiness is an emerging global crisis for governments, employers and individuals, according to survey of individuals in the U.S., U.K., Japan, China and eight other countries released Tuesday by Aegon, an international insurance, pension and money management company.

Online financial calculators enable workers and retirees to set more adequate savings goals for retirement than those who didn't use calculators, new research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute, Washington, shows.

Legal & General Investment Management has been expanding through what might be dubbed as a grave-to-cradle approach to pension funds.

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Regulators around globe rush to work out problems before giant retiree tidal wave hits.

Many defined contribution plan sponsors are seeking solutions aimed at reducing undue volatility — excess volatility without a commensurate increase in return — that can prevent a plan and its participants from achieving their long-term objectives. Our research suggests hedged global bonds may be

As an employee benefits lawyer who counsels employers, I have become increasingly concerned about the implications of “pension leakage” for fiduciary liability, at least in the absence of currently available loan protection or a statutory safe harbor. Pension leakage is a term describing what ...

Every aspect of defined contribution plans has remained open to debate and tweaks, but increasingly the goal of turning DC savings into an adequate income stream for retirees is the elephant in the room.

Large institutional investors increasingly are “insourcing” asset management to improve returns by cutting costs.

Plan sponsors and regulators continue to search for the right mix of contributions, investment choices and income streams to give participants the security once provided by defined benefit plans.

Interactive financial calculators, long a staple of defined contribution plans, have evolved from a collection of numbers that yield a lump-sum accumulation to a detailed analysis of retirement spending that counts more than a participant's DC plan balance.