Dallas Salisbury is chief executive of the Employee Benefit Research Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank on employee benefits issues. He has been with the institute since its founding in ...

Few people refer to their 401(k) as a “defined contribution plan.” In fact, many people appear to perceive a 401(k) or for that matter a 403(b) plan as an “investment plan.” Many employers view their ...

After the Republican-controlled Florida legislature voted in June 2000 to introduce a defined contribution plan for the state’s 660,000 workers, surveys suggested that about half of them would shift ...

Workers broadly expect their defined contribution retirement plans, such as 401(k)s, to be their primary source of cash when they retire. However, many workers maintain a high level of anxiety about ...

Defined benefit plans guarantee a set retirement payout, reducing investment risk for employees. These plans are rare in the private sector, with employers bearing the majority of funding and risk.

Britain’s Pantheon Ventures and Partners Group of Switzerland have spent several years developing private equity–centered investment products that offer daily valuations and liquidity for typically ...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies' report revealed more than four in ten of those in their 50s and early 60s with defined contribution pension pots had "no idea how to access their savings". The IFS ...

A growing body of research suggests companies that are diverse--with employees and leaders that represent diversity across genders, races, ethnicities, religions, ages, sexual orientations, and ...

A majority of corporate defined contribution plans expect to boost real asset allocations in the next two years, according to a global survey released by Aviva Investors on Jan. 29. As defined ...

Deb Boyden was named head of U.S. defined contribution at Schroders. Ms. Boyden, who started the new position on July 22, will report to Joel Schiffman, head of U.S. defined contribution and insurance ...