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Gov. Sam Brownback signed legislation Wednesday to bolster the long-term health of Kansas' public pension system.

The recent furor over "Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson’s alleged misuse of funds is an instructive lesson for executive benefit designers.

Cash balance plans are the fastest growing sector of the retirement plan market, with a 20 percent average annual increase in new plans since 2001.

As employees take charge of their own retirements and younger generations learn from the mistakes of baby boomers, the industry has no choice but to adapt to the next generation of retirement plans.

Salespeople often are advised not to talk about politics or religion, and for good reason. People have strong opinions about these two issues, and being too open about our views is a good way to run off potential customers.

A former public official accused of orchestrating a scam that nearly bankrupted a working-class Los Angeles suburb set up a secret pension fund containing $4.5 million to skirt retirement limits for California public employees, according to a newspaper report Monday.

Senior members of Congress, both Democrat and Republican, have signed letters calling for a delay or end to the Labor Department’s effort to rewrite the 5-part retirement plan fiduciary definition that deals with those who sell investment retirement accounts.

This week's round-up of employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web.