Retirement

Levels at the lower end of the spectrum raise the question of whether or not state-by-state retirement policies are affecting contribution rates.

Doing a better job with communication adds costs in a thin-margin business (already) under increasing fee pressure. But it can also mean higher savings rates and more assets for providers to manage.

Rarely is there a pay raise or a promotion for serving on a committee. However, there is customarily a pat on the back and oh, yes personal liability.

The automated investment advisory service will be available to retail investors in the first quarter of 2015; RIAs will be able to offer a white-label version shortly thereafter.

The decade-long dispute between former members of Owens-Illinois defined benefit plan and the Ohio-based global manufacturer of glass containers is finally settled.

In being designated extreme, investors had either less than 10 percent of assets allocated in one class, or more than 90 percent in one asset class.