Industry Groups Push DOL for Sub-Regulatory Guidance on 401(k) Private Market Investments
An executive order last month gave the agency six months to provide its regulatory agenda.
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TDFs That Include Retirement Income Features Surpass $100B
Sway Research found assets in income-embedded TDFs were up 25% from the end of 2024.
Survey Findings
Single-employer 401(k) plans account for more than $8 trillion of the $12 trillion in U.S. defined contribution assets.
Source: 2025 Recordkeeping Survey
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How Close Are Sponsors to Using AI for Plan Personalization?
Employers are warming up to artificial intelligence in retirement planning, but its use remains in the early stages.
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Corporate Pension Funding Rises for Fifth Consecutive Month
The funded status of the largest 100 corporate defined benefit plans rose by $8 billion in August, doubling July’s improvement.
Hourly, Gig Workers’ Retirement Confidence Shakes
Defined contribution plan sponsors have a ‘vast opportunity’ to better support non-salaried workers, a Cogent Syndicated report suggested.
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Principal Foundation: Young Women More Anxious, Less Confident Discussing Money Than Men
A new study found that Gen Z and Millennial women face confidence gaps in financial conversations.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Ashleigh Kester joins Voya as advisory services director; Jara to vice chair American Bar Association committee; Robeco welcomes new members...
PLANSPONSOR Roadmap: ‘Retirement Class’ TDFs
Industry experts shared what plan sponsors and their advisers should look for in a target-date fund—and how to layer in...
Social Security Benefits Predicted to Increase by 2.7% in 2026
The Senior Citizens League anticipates a slight increase in benefits for next year.
DOL Sides With Morgan Stanley: Deferred Pay Is a Bonus
The agency concluded that the firm’s deferred compensation program is not subject to ERISA.
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Product & Service Launches
Lincoln Financial, Bain Capital launch private market fund; MissionSquare revamps branding; Cantor Fitzgerald introduces gold-backed bitcoin fund; and more.
Gen X Feels the Savings Squeeze
Most members of the sandwich generation think they will not be financially prepared when retirement comes.
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SECURE 2.0: Putting It Into Practice
Some provisions from the SECURE 2.0 Act are already in effect — and many are still on the way — helping to expand access to employer-sponsored retirement benefits and increase retirement readiness for...
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Keynote: The Resurging Workforce: Optimism and Expectations for the Future
Roger Gray shares insights from Bank of America’s Workplace Benefits Report covering everything from optimism in the workplace, to pay equity and steps employers can take to improve workplace wellness.
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Breaking Down Invisible Barriers: What’s Standing Between Employees and Retirement Readiness?
Edelman Financial Engines, LLC dives into recent research conducted in partnership with Cerulli Associates that uncovers the invisible barriers that are inhibiting more widespread employee adoption of managed accounts, thus standing in the...
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Benefits at Work: How Financial Wellness Fuels Productivity
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Precision in Protection: Using Guaranteed Lifetime Income and Managed Accounts to Improve Outcomes
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Speakers at the 1st event in the PLANSPONSOR Roadmap: SECURE 2.0 series...
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Female Civil Servants Lag Behind
When compared with their male colleagues, women in public service jobs expressed...
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