While start-up plans do offer beneficial provisions for retirement plan participants, PLANSPONSOR’s 2018 Defined Contribution Survey finds not all of them are yet using plan designs and governance...
J.P. Morgan’s “Corporate Pension Peer Analysis 2018,” says 2018 was the largest asset allocation de-risking year for defined benefit (DB) plans since 2011.
Use of managed accounts, target-date funds, individual advice and automatic placement into a qualified default investment alternative are on the rise, according to the Plan Sponsor Council of...
Over the past decade, overall, there was a higher percentage of withdrawals among people who terminated employment after reaching age 60 than other age groups, Alight Solutions says.
Retirement plan participants tend to select funds placed in the first positions on a list, so rather than ordering the investment menu alphabetically, researchers suggest placing lower-cost or...
A report from Aegon discusses retirement planning habits of workers in physically demanding jobs and how plan sponsors can help them be retirement ready.
Seventy-six percent of those who are financially independent think retiring earlier will help them live longer, yet top concerns about retiring early are outliving their money and health...
Those married or partnered are more likely to place a high priority on saving for retirement than single individuals (64% vs. 52%) whose financial priorities are more likely...
The Society of Actuaries says financial wellness programs need to be designed so individuals of different fragility levels can connect to what is useful and important to their...
Eighty percent of Americans polled by the NIRS think the government should make it easier for employers to offer pensions, and more than half think the government needs...
While total plan costs have declined for most plan sizes, the latest 401k Averages Book continues to show smaller plans pay higher fees than large plans.
Among other risk areas shared in a new report by Aon are expansion of data into mobile devices and sharing of data with third-party vendors and service providers.
Employer contributions to public pensions fell below certain benchmarks for improving plan funded status, and the Society of Actuaries suggests a couple of reasons this may be so.