Retirement Regulation

Employers and employees could contribute to tax-advantaged accounts to fund education and training expenses.

Rising gas prices pushed one new estimate for retirees' annual raise to 4.2%, up from 2.8% this year.

Janus Henderson US (Holdings) Inc. has agreed to a $6.5 million settlement to resolve a proposed class action alleging that its 401(k) retirement plan improperly favored proprietary investment funds, according to filings in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Stifel Financial violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by retaining two underperforming retirement plan funds, plaintiffs allege in a class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

The Insured Retirement Institute says workers need more protection against outliving retirement savings.

Officials from the department's benefits arm will also talk about COBRA.