Retirement benefits

Wilmington Trust and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company are joining hands for a new suite of retirement funds.

Two-thirds of active U.S. equity assets are managed by defined contribution investment only managers, says a new joint report from FUSE Research Network and BrightScope.

Neuberger Berman Group has announced it will begin offering a zero-sales-charge share class.

New may not always be better, but it is what the retirement industry needs right now.

So how do Americans really feel about retirement saving and investing?

What's State Street Global Advisor's next big destination for expanding its retirement business? 

Word to the wise sponsor when it comes to target-date funds: No, not any QDIA will do, and bigger companies aren't always better.

Charles Schwab Corporation continues to tout low fees with the announcement of first-year results for Schwab Index Advantage.

Russell is looking for a new director of defined contribution.

Cerulli's latest Retirement Edition is out, this time with insight into the development of institutional investment vehicles, particularly collective trust funds (CTFs).

Prudential has picked up a new line-up of target-date funds for defined contribution plan participants.

Arden Asset Management has expanded its offerings of customized hedge fund solutions.

Expect reinforcements to Sentinel Investments' defined contribution team.

John Hancock Funds has had a solid 2012, but it's not about to let the good times stop rolling

While most companies seem hesitant to spend their cash, at least one company is eager to take advantage of sluggish market activity to grow.

Advisers targeting defined contribution plans have new research to rely on.

Defined contribution plan sponsors need to do a better job communicating key information to participants, according to a survey of plan participants.

On August 30, the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration participant fee disclosure rule, dubbed ERISA 404(a)(5), will go into effect.

On August 10, 2012, Custom target-date strategies will hold 22% of 401(k) target-date assets by 2016, or $218 billion, according to research from Cerulli Associates. That will be a nearly four-fold increase from the 2011 asset level of $46.4 billion.

On August 10, 2012, Janus Capital Group has entered into a strategic alliance with the The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, in which Japan’s third largest life insurer will acquire up to 20% of Janus’s outstanding shares and invest at least $2 billion in Janus investment products