Retirement

Chrysler Group, the automaker owned by Fiat SpA, lost $690 million in the first quarter when it bought the shares held by a union retiree medical trust, paving the way for integration of the companies.

With company pension plans close to fully funded nowadays, Mercer suggests it's time to plot out a better, more secure future.

Contributions to small business retirement plans have increased dramatically since the Great Recession.

Employees are more satisfied today with their retirement benefits programs than they were five years ago, but employers still have a ways to go before workers will be happy with their health benefits.

Christopher Ailman, chief investment officer of the California State Teachers Retirement System, said Facebook Inc. should have more women on its board of directors.

With more older Americans planning to stay on the job, employers are urged to discard some common myths associated with aging and productivity.