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Joshua Gotbaum says legislation that passed in Maryland offers a model to other states looking to implement their own retirement plans for private sector-workers without access to one.

Heribert Karch talks about the challenges facing Germans in funding retirement -- especially younger workers, who express some wariness about defined contribution plans.

Catherine Collinson provides insight into the challenges countries around the world are facing in helping workers to prepare for retirement.

Lisa Massena tells P&I about Oregon's efforts to help residents who don't have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan to save for the future.

No one country has the solution to its retirement challenges, but many nations offer something worth considering, David C. John says.

Vikram Mansharamani asks whether money managers should consider whether passive is the right strategy.

Erik Linvog, manager of pensions and benefits at Daimler Trucks North America, talks with P&I about structuring retirement plans for a diverse workforce.

Ron Virtue, director of investments at JM Family Enterprises Inc., talks about the need for using alternative forms of investing to help employees achieve the retirement earnings they need.

Punam Keller, professor of marketing at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, talks about how enhanced active choice encourages participants to save more for retirement by increasing trust and satisfaction in defined contribution plans.

P&I each year collects data on the largest 1,000 U.S. retirement plans. With data animation, viewers can easily compare size, scope, location and changes in allocations.

Michael Kreps, principal of Groom Law Group and a keynote speaker at Pensions & Investments’ West Coast Defined Contribution Conference, Oct. 23-25, in San Diego, talks about the Department of Labor’s increasing reliance on private litigation to enforce ERISA’s fiduciary standards and what…

AQR's Brian Hurst delves into where or even how do you see this environment as a cause for change or innovation in investment plan design.

Natixis' Matthew Garzone and AlphaSImplex's Allister Bernard discuss what is the focus when constructing a portfolio and what trends or attitudes support the inclusion of Alternative strategies in the DC marketplace.

BlackRock's Aimee Hirata outlines the rationale for including alternatives in retirement portfolios.

John Hancock's Nathan Thooft will discuss what are the types of alternatives investments they are typically allocating to in the multi-strategy alternative solution for the DCIO market.

Goldman Sachs' Nadia Papagiannis walks through how can an investor get their hands around the proliferation of liquid alternative strategies.