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The Republican proposal includes a new option to partition plans, new actuarial and accounting requirements, and a new PBGC premium structure.

Aside from the lack of use of auto-enrollment, NAGDCA’s current benchmarking survey found some similarities between government DC plans and their private-sector counterparts.

Like the general population, financial literacy varies across demographic groups within the African-American population, TIAA Institute finds.

At least half of Northwestern Mutual's clients plan to cover long-term care expenses out of their retirement savings, Keith Moeller says. 

About three-quarters of plans surveyed by NEPC with a funded status of 90% or higher have utilized liability-driven investing (LDI).

The Sensible Fees pricing model is different from paying a fixed fee when the outcome is uncertain.

Among other notable changes, the Form 5500’s Line 23 has been revised to eliminate mortality table options that are not available after 2018.

Among other issues, the plaintiffs allege the defendants “failed to properly minimize the reasonable fees and expenses of the plan.”

Since their introduction, TDFs usage has grown to dominate the retirement plan investment landscape, and innovation will continue this growth.

If employees are offered an equity compensation plan and able to participate, it's a way for them to have a mix of taxed and tax-deferred savings.

Gallagher promotes consultant to retirement plan leader; Hall Benefits Law adds ERISA attorney to compliance counsel; and Prudential Retirement announces new customer solutions head. 

The parties have requested that the district court stay all proceedings and deadlines pending the outcome of a mutually agreed upon mediation process.

myStockOptions.com has updated its Year-End Planning section for what's different after tax reform.

AutoZone plan fiduciaries are accused of permitting Prudential to steer an excess of assets towards its own proprietary products via the GoalMaker asset-allocation solution.

Investment Metrics releases institutional portfolio data tool; Vantagepoint implements private alternative assets; Avantis selects State Street as ETF service provider; and more. 

Small Employers can ask for incentives and pricing models from insurers, focus on primary care, and band together to reduced health benefit costs.

"We will be reaching out to plan sponsors about our target-date CIT series,” Jennifer Delong, head of defined contribution at AllianceBernstein, tells PLANSPONSOR.

Do managed accounts or larger investment menus encourage participants to add more to their DC plans?