Merrill Lynch has rolled out a new tech-based tool to help advisors develop a retirement vision for their clients.

A study by law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan suggests advisors may not want to immediately settle when regulators bring charges.

About 30 percent of sponsors surveyed by Greenwald & Associates said a new definition of fiduciary would make them at least somewhat likely to eliminate current retirement plans.

Sponsors bear huge costs, to say nothing of fiduciary liability, maintaining the defined contribution accounts of employees who leave for another company.

A decision from the Supreme Court could have a big impact on employers healthcare obligations to retired union employees.

The Pension Coalition says higher premiums would amount to a cumulative $51.4 billion hit to the economy over the next 11 years, and cost an average of 42,000 jobs a year.

Retirement advisors will want to take note of the final ruling, particularly those with public safety officers as clients.

Since the financial crisis, 17 states have reduced, suspended or eliminated cost-of-living adjustments for public employee pensions.