The number of defined contribution plans offering a sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) choice could double in the next few years, according to a new study by the US SIF Foundation and Mercer.

A new report by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies has found that despite the gloomy retirement outlook among many American workers, one in five expect to retire before age 65.

Retirement confidence among American workers has reached a four-year low, according to the Unretirement Index, a poll of nearly 1,500 working Americans by Sun Life Financial Inc.

Younger Americans are more interested in having a guaranteed retirement income feature in their retirement savings plans than those 45 years of age or older, according to a LinkedIn poll conducted by Prudential Retirement.

The U.S. Department of Labors Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will hold a public meeting on Nov. 8 and 9 at Labor Department headquarters, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20210.

The Internal Revenue Service announced cost of living adjustments that affect the dollar limits for pension plans and other retirement-related items for the 2012 tax year.

New York Citys defined benefit pension plans deliver the same retirement income as defined contribution 401(k)-type individual accounts,but for 40 percent less cost, according to a report by the National Institute on Retirement Security and Pension Trustee Advisors on behalf of the Office of New York City Comptroller John C....

Forty percent of Americans over the age of 18 and not yet retired save no money each month toward retirement, according to an eNation survey, conducted on behalf of LIMRA Retirement Research in October.