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2017 was off to a slow start with regards to trading activity in defined contribution plans, according to Aon Hewitt's 401(k) Index. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Trading activity in defined contribution plans returned to normal, light-trading levels in December, following a three-year high recorded in November due to uncertainty stemming over the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors and providers will renew and redouble their efforts to engage participants with their plan offerings in the year ahead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Donald Trump's presidency is likely to have a significant impact on the retirement sector, industry practitioners assert. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The $30 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds hired a new deputy cio after a unanimous vote at its Oct. 7 board meeting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For all the trends and solutions exhorted by the financial services world, one sits so quietly in DC participant's accounts that no one ever uses it: brokerage windows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The $14 billion Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System's investment staff has recommended three semifinalists in the fund's investment consultant search. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The $2 billion Sonoma County Employees' Retirement Association plans to begin a search to complete its core plus fixed-income manager bullpen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Consultant Willis Towers Watson has hired Aon Hewitt's Kemp Ross as global head of outsourced cio services to lead the firm's delegated solutions business. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Consultant Willis Towers Watson has hired Aon Hewitt's Kemp Ross as global head of outsourced cio services to lead the firm's delegated solutions business. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The $9.9 billion San Diego County Employees' Retirement Association has selected a new investment consultant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has selected four investment consultants to serve the $469.9 billion Federal Thrift Savings Plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Only two days in May registered above-normal trading activity in defined contribution plans, according to Aon Hewitt's 401(k) Index. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Traditional 403(b) plan design is wasting nearly $10 billion annually due to outsized investment menus, multi-provider recordkeeping platforms and the inability to utilize more institutionally focused investment vehicles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The $29 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds has hired a private equity manager to handle a $100 million mandate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Retirement savings may soon no longer be a top priority in employee benefit packages offered by a large number of companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The $6.5 billion San Diego City Employees' Retirement System has committed $20 million to an Asian real estate fund. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Trading activity in defined contribution plans was light in April, according to Aon Hewitt's 401(k) Index. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that Aon Hewitt Consulting has been re-hired as strategic alternatives consultant by the Ohio Public Employees' Retirement System (OPERS) who have also decided to continue with investment consulting services company NEPC as its general consultant.

Global consulting firm Aon Hewitt added a head of emerging manager research to its U.S. team. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While low savings ratings and access to retirement are still the defined contribution industry's biggest challenges, employers are making great strides on another front: expanding their financial wellness offerings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global consulting firm Aon Hewitt added a head of emerging manager research to its U.S. team. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lump-sum payout, or annuity payments? It's not the lottery this time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

November was the quietest month in defined contribution trades since July, according to Aon Hewitt's 401(k) Index. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS) has hired Voya as the new recordkeeper of its $5.3 billion annuity savings account program, a hybrid 401(a) retirement savings plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Longevity risk, long a concern of defined benefit plans, is increasingly of concern to defined contribution plan sponsors. Several recent industry discussion papers have zeroed-in on longevity risk as a key concern. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission tweaked its asset allocation and discussed potential additional changes to fund targets at its Nov. 17 meeting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Any pitch to increase minimum wage almost always leads to heated debates about the effect on competitiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 300 Club, an independent group of investment professionals who address industry trends and issues affecting the investment landscape, has a new member. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Defined contribution trading activity was back to normal levels in October, following two highly volatile months caused by the summer upheaval with China's stock market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

September was another rough month for stocks, with defined contribution participants taking drastic action and moving a significant number assets away from equities and into fixed income, according to Aon Hewitt's 401(k) Index [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CenterPoint Energy, a Houston-based energy delivery company, has selected Voya Financial as the provider of its $1.7 billion retirement savings plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Defined contribution consultants and providers are touting health savings accounts (HSAs) as an underutilized opportunity for plan participants and sponsors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Chinese market upheaval caused loses in the account balances of all age groups of 401(k) participants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Following May's extraordinary trading activity, the highest in almost two years for defined contribution plans, action in June was back to normal levels, according to Aon Hewitt's 401(k) Index. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Stable value and bond funds were the most popular asset classes among defined contribution participants in April. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mercer has strengthened its executive rewards practice with the addition of John Cummings as a principal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Verizon's acquisition of AOL and the merger of the two companies' 401(k) plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Defined contribution plan sponsors are increasingly adopting workplace financial wellness programs in order to address employees' finances holistically and improve the company's bottom line, according to a new Aon Hewitt survey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As target-date funds have grown in popularity, an increasing number of plans are abandoning off-the-shelf solutions for customized products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

November's trading activity in defined contribution plans was in-line with the rest of 2014, according to Aon Hewitt's 401(k) Index. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Managed accounts have become an increasingly popular option with older defined contribution plan participants, according to a study by Financial Engines, an independent investment advisory firm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Managed accounts have become an increasingly popular option with older defined contribution plan participants, according to a study by Financial Engines, an independent investment advisory firm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Corporate pension plan sponsors that measure plan performance by investment returns only may be missing an opportunity to improve their workforce and the performance of their plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mercer has tapped Eduardo Jauregui to lead its international consulting group for the Midwest market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As employers look toward the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act by next year, many are rethinking how they distribute benefit dollars across health care and retirement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Roth 401(k)s are growing up. After a series of legislation over the past decade, the post-tax options are becoming more and more popular--at least among a certain subset of workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

MassMutual Financial Group has appointed Steven Mendelsohn as the national practice leader for the firm's defined benefit actuarial service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

More than half of workers investing in target-date funds might not be using them as intended, ultimately hurting their investment returns, finds a new study published by Aon Hewitt and Financial Engines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]