Defined Benefits

When it comes to 401(k) litigation, we are in a world where every action can be put under the microscope.

MetLife enters jumbo buyout market with FedEx's major annuity pension risk-transfer deal.

True, Wisconsin government employees and retirees are more exposed to investment risks than participants in traditional defined-benefit pensions.

Illinois has actually made the pension problem worse since its highest court's ruling in 2015.

Poor investment returns accounted for a major part of the pension funding gap.

The day the rule died: The 5th Circuit's decision to vacate the fiduciary rule will take effect on May 7, barring any long-shot last-ditch efforts.