Retirement & Benefits

Cash-balance pension plans face much more complex interest rate risks than do defined-benefit plans. Plan sponsors need to understand the risks and respond with customized hedging programs.

Companies including Wal-Mart, Chipotle, shrug off the effect of health-care reform.

Companies are focusing on financial wellness and 401(k) plan costs.

Few companies are thinking about the long-term implications of the likely wave of retirements.

Move comes as U.S. economic growth leads to tighter labor market.

U.S. House passes same bill extending TRIA backstop that it passed last year; McConnell expects Senate to act quickly.