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Data from the Boston Research Group finds that the average participant in an NQDC plan will receive 20% of retirement income from this plan alone, according to a...

Starting off the 2017 PLANSPONSOR National Conference, the panel discussed key plan design features that can boost participant engagement.

Enhanced active choice (EAC) is an effective communication tool that can be used to increase trust in the plan sponsor and improve DC plan enrollment and participation rates.

Top ERISA attorneys give their best predictions about how tax reform, open MEPs, fiduciary rulemaking and other regulatory and legislative matters will evolve under Republican leadership.

It is the highest quarterly increase for the index since 2013.

Kravitz will keep its focus on cash balance plans, with Dan Kravitz maintaining a senior leadership role.

Including information from outside sources, the Retirement Readiness Report projects a clearer picture of participants’ retirement outlook.

 

DC plan participants also continue to contribute and mostly keep their investment allocations the same.

Having a financial wellness program is becoming a must for employers wanting to stay competitive, says a recent Charles Schwab survey of corporate executives.

Main reasons why participants are concerned about retirement saving include fear of looming health care costs and depleting their savings in retirement.

 

Managed account providers are focused on platform consolidation and expect fees to decline.

Plus, the use of automatic features has increased over the past 10 years, a Vanguard study reports.

A survey by Franklin Templeton Investments finds that Americans are nearly equally as concerned with short-term market volatility as they are with meeting their long-term retirement goals. 

People aspire to a more active retirement lifestyle, and staying in good health can help achieve their goals.

A survey also found U.S. investors rank long-term care and health care costs as their biggest threat to financial security in retirement.

However, common barriers still exist with implementing these programs, a survey finds.

Forty-one percent say that helping retirees manage income from their 401(k) is a major strategic goal.

Looking at the definition of “church plan” in ERISA, the high court concluded that a plan maintained by a principal-purpose organization qualifies as a “church plan,” regardless of...

A federal judge found plaintiffs failed to correct deficiencies in their original complaint, and a new claim of conflicts-of-interest was unsupported by facts.

VMS selects Ascensus as recordkeeper; KeyBank to acquire Morningstar’s HelloWallet; Natixis adds retirement exec to support TDFs; and more.