Defined Contribution

A surviving spouse must have been married to the deceased for at least nine months to be eligible for benefits, unless exceptions are met, such as that the death was accidental at work or happened in the line of military duty.

A study found that both U.S. and U.K. pension funds reported negative real annual mean performance from 2002 through 2011 and pension funds did not earn returns above the rate of inflation in either country during this time period.

The agency examined the reports and disclosures pension plans are required to make to government agencies and plan participants and the ways these reports are inefficient or ineffective.

The case, which has wound its way through the court system since it was filed in 2006, claims retirees and employees who participate in the plan were harmed because of high fees and bad investments management.

Stocks edged lower in early trading Tuesday as the Federal Reserve started a two-day meeting.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers working for Republican Gov. Tom Corbett say they don't have enough information to determine whether the chief investment…