Retirees and Non Retirees Differ on Interest Rate Outlooks
Wells Fargo’s Investor and Retirement Optimism Index offers some insight on what investors think of the interest rate environment and how they intend to address it.
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Competing Priorities Keep Participants From Saving What They Should
A Lincoln Financial survey finds a disconnect between participants’ confidence about retirement and their actions.
Sponsor Settles Northrop Grumman ERISA Suit
A bench trial began this March 14, and the settlement was initially struck after three days of trial.
May DB Funded Status Measures Mixed
The differences depend on what DB plans are tracked or how DB funded status is tracked.
PSNC 2017: Financial Wellness – Holistic Education Programs
The panel compared utilizing different financial wellness tactics with general financial education, ROI and more.
PSNC 2017: Retirement Income Products and Solutions
DC plan sponsors have been hesitant to adopt retirement income products and solutions, but changes may be coming to spur more innovation in the industry to address their...
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Benefits Enrollment Pitfalls to Avoid
Willis Towers Watson offers some insight on the overlooked communication mistakes that can damage the effectiveness of a strong benefits program.
PSNC 2017: Learning From Litigation
It is not always possible, even for the most carefully run retirement plans, to avoid getting dragged into ERISA litigation, and so having a clear response plan in...
PSNC 2017: An Inside View of the DOL
The Department of Labor is still looking for ways to streamline and improve its new fiduciary rule, even though most provisions are now in effect.
PSNC 2017: Trends in Fund Lineup Construction
Collective investment trusts, white labeling, smaller fund menus and “tiered” approaches are becoming the norm.
IRS Issues List of Pre-Approved 403(b) Plan Documents
Plan sponsors that adopt a 403(b) preapproved plan by the end of the remedial amendment period will be deemed to satisfy the 2007 final regulations.
Retirement Industry People Moves
Pavilion Advisory expands consultant team; American Century Investments names head of ETFs; Deutsche AM expands equities portfolio management team; Lockton hires senior VP; Glenn Reed retires from Vanguard.
FSI, ICI Laud Passage of Financial CHOICE Act
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would undo much of the Dodd-Frank Act’s regulations and the fiduciary rule.
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A Closer Look at Plan Health
Diagnosing key components of plan health and embracing proactive administration are crucial in ensuring retirement readiness for all participants.
PSNC 2017: Fixing Your Mistakes—Correcting the Most Common Plan Errors
What errors do plan sponsors make most often, and what programs are available to fix them?
PSNC 2017: The Role of Health Savings Accounts
A panel on the second day of PSNC 2017 discussed the role HSAs can play in helping participants save, and what plan sponsors should know before implementing them.
PSNC 2017: Getting to Those Not at a Desk—Communicating Through Digital
Can plan providers and sponsors ensure employees use their phones to make educated decisions?
PSNC 2017: The Many Benefits of Re-enrollment
Experts addressing the PLANSPONSOR National Conference urged attendees not to fear aggressive re-enrollments from a fiduciary or workload perspective.
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PSNC 2017: Retirement Security at an Inflection Point
“We are at a unique inflection point in history, with a number of forces converging simultaneously that are forever changing how we approach retirement,” argued Joe Ready, of...
PSNC 2017: Top Trends
The 30,000-foot view of employer-sponsored benefit programs and participant trends—what may stay and what may change.