OCIOs Can Improve Pension Plan Funding
Plan sponsors that are considering hiring an outsourced chief investment officer should examine its track record and operational qualifications.
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Plan Sponsor Roundtable: The New Focus on Financial Wellness
Plan sponsors discussed benefits they consider part of their financial wellness offerings that might not typically be viewed as such.
Do DC Plan Participants Benefit From Increasing the RMD Age?
Research finds that moving the age for required minimum distributions has little effect on accumulated savings, but participant behavior may change if the goal is to leave assets...
Sponsors’ Retirement Plan Priorities Shift Due to Pandemic
Nearly 70% are most interested in supporting their employees’ immediate financial needs.
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Determining the Success of Financial Wellness Programs
Monitoring improvements in employees’ financial lives effectively gauges the success of employer financial wellness programs.
Retirement Industry People Moves
TIAA announces new president and CEO; MassMutual hires benefits managing director; senior DC strategist joins PGIM; and more.
Plan Sponsor Roundtable: Retirement Income Is the Outcome
Plan provisions and advice tools can help participants turn their savings into reliable retirement income.
EBSA Disaster Relief Notice Highlights Pandemic’s Lasting Impact
This latest regulatory development is just another piece of evidence underscoring how extraordinary the last 12 months have been.
Plan Sponsor Roundtable: DC Plan Investment Menus
Plan sponsors discussed the investment options they chose for their plans and how they determined which were best.
On the Minds of Plan Sponsors
Attendees of PLANSPONSOR’s most recent virtual conference heard about how the impacts of COVID-19 call for a new, more robust approach to financial and retirement benefits.
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Investment Product and Service Launches
Lockton and Morningstar team up to offer adviser managed accounts and firms launch TDFs with guaranteed income.
A Checklist for Retirement Plan Committees
Experts discuss what main facets of a retirement plan that a committee should cover in its quarterly meetings.
American Red Cross Faces ERISA Lawsuit
Plaintiffs say the failure to issue an effective RFP for recordkeeping and a rebranding process for investments led to additional costs for participants.
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How Companies Successfully Ran Virtual Open Enrollment in 2020
Many are continuing the practice in 2021 and continuing to use different types of communications to reach employees.
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Understanding Employee Health Data Can Help Decrease Costs
Data can inform plan sponsors about what benefits to offer as well as how to steer employee use of benefits.
Settlement Details Published in Norton Healthcare ERISA Suit
The settlement comes with a $5.75 million price tag to be split between the plan sponsor defendant and its financial adviser, along with other nonmonetary stipulations to be...
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Voya Adds Emergency Savings Solution to Financial Wellness Support Offerings
The platform is said to provide out-of-plan emergency savings support alongside the retirement plan and other workplace savings accounts.
Higher Ed Institutions Facing Increased Turnover Due to Burnout During Pandemic
Plan sponsors can use benefit offerings to decrease their staff’s constant struggle with work/life balance and offer transition help to those who insist on retiring.
Pandemic Prompts Many to Take More Notice of Retirement Plan
Providers saw an increase in the use of digital tools, prompting some plan participants to save more.
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DCALTA Issues Framework for Valuation of Private Equity Assets in DC Plans
The firm says its framework bridges the DOL’s regulatory guidance and successful implementation of alternative assets in 401(k) plans.