Defined Benefits

Public pension plans that are locally administered are catching up to state plans in funding levels, the Center for Retirement Research finds.

The bill that would channel billions of dollars to struggling multiemployer pension plans has now gained the support of a Republican representative.

Here is a look at the states with pensions with the best-funded ratios under the risk-free rate recommended by the American Legislative Exchange Council.

Here's what the U.S. retirement industry looks like, from target-date funds to defined benefit plans, to DC plans, to IRAs.

One of the leading figures on the global pension scene reflects on what's wrong with the way the U.S. handles retirement savings.

Here is a list of the 10 states with the lowest average funding ratios among the pension plans they sponsor, when applying the risk-free model.