‘The U.S. and Australia are slowly evolving toward each other,’ one industry expert says: One is ‘nudging participation,’ while the other is ‘debating flexibility.’
Only students studying for certain professional degrees will be eligible for higher loan limits, but industry actors caution that nurses may be left behind.
With private markets investments a bigger focus for 401(k) plans, adoption will hinge on DOL guidance, fee transparency and whether sponsors can defend the fiduciary process.
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The legislation would require employers which lack a retirement plan but have at least 10 employees to automatically enroll employees in individual retirement accounts.
Changes affect terminated multiemployer defined benefit plans; plans using a variable annuity benefit formula; and terminated single-employer PBGC-covered plans.