DC Plans Slow to Adopt ESG Options
Many plan sponsors remain hesitant to implement environmental, social and governance investing until the Department of Labor rules on the subject.
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Investors’ ESG Demands: Will More Plan Sponsors Be Forced to Act?
Studies about the concerns of Generation Z and Millennial investors indicate that they’re worried about retirement and care deeply about how they are investing.
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American Century Launches Income Blueprint for Plan Fiduciaries
Income Blueprint seeks to help plan fiduciaries implement a process to evaluate and choose in-plan guaranteed income products for their clients.
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Maryland Officially Launches State-Run Retirement Program
Businesses will only need to update employee and payroll information, while the program handles most of the administrative duties.
Defendants Move to Dismiss Retirement Account Cyber-Theft Case
A total of $750,000 was stolen from a retirement account managed by the defendants—who, the plaintiff alleges, ignored many red flags.
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Retirement Gateway from Equitable Launches for Small Business
401(k) program seeks to serve small and startup plans by easing demands on plan administrators.
Financial Stress Increases the Need for Participant Communications
Knowledge of the challenges participants are facing creates opportunities for advisers to connect.
Goldman Sachs Did Not Violate ERISA Requirements, Court Says
The judge rules that there is no evidence that Goldman Sachs acted either disloyally or imprudently with its employees’ defined contribution plans.
Satisfaction With Retirement Plan Digital Experience Falls
Retirement plan investors are ‘under a great deal of financial stress,’ and when they turn to their plan’s website or app, they are not finding what they need.
US Workers Fear Exhausting Savings in Retirement
U.S. employees have a more positive view of their overall well-being than employees in Europe, yet report feeling more intimidated by financial matters.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Robeco appoints global head of sales and marketing; Franklin Templeton transitions 403(b) business to PCS Retirement's Aspire platform; eMoney announces leadership team additions; and more.
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Alight Expands Benefit Offerings With Digital Marketplace
The new marketplace includes services supporting physical, mental and financial well-being.
Suit Claims Janus Henderson Favored Its Own Funds in 401(k) Plan
Case alleges firm put high-fee, underperforming proprietary funds in its retirement plan
New Study Examines Motivations for Plan Engagement
Recent research challenges old findings that fear is a better motivator than encouragement when it comes to plan engagement.
EBRI CEO Lori Lucas Announces Pending Retirement
Lucas will stay at the helm through the end of the year while helping the research group source its next leader.
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Vestwell Announces Vestwell Flex for 401(k) TPAs
The firm offers a recordkeeping product that combines the Vestwell platform with the services of third-party administrator partners.
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Investment Product and Service Launches
MSCI’s new analytics platform aims to streamline investors’ risk management processes; BrightPlan launches equity compensation planner; and more.
Wilmington Trust Launches CIT Onboarding Tool
The tool for employer-sponsored plans seeks ‘democratization’ of the use of collective investment trusts.
Research Shows Retirement Confidence Gap Between Married and Unmarried Women
According to EBRI data, there is a stark gap in retirement preparation between married and unmarried women in the U.S.
Social Security Fears Drive Early Benefit Claims
Schroders finds that almost half of workers surveyed have no strategy to generate retirement income.