Can K-12 403(b)s Find a Balance?
There’s been a tug of war, of sorts, over the best design for K-12 school district 403(b) plans, but some say they should strike a balance between old...
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ABG Retirement Unveils Retirement Planning Service
A new website from ABG Retirement Plan Services helps address income needs in retirement.
Public Pensions See Potential in Automation
Public pension leaders around the world agree that technology will improve participant services and administrative efficiency—though some skepticism remains in the U.S.
Retirement Industry People Moves
New hires and promotions at Nationwide and Mercer Investments, as well as new office locations for Pensionmark.
Court Affirms Dismissal of Verizon Pension Risk Transfer Suit
An appellate court ruled that the decisions to amend the plan and transfer certain assets to an annuity contract were settlor, not fiduciary, functions.
School District Suffers Data Breach During Audit
A flash drive containing information about 403(b) or 457(b) plan participants that was given to an IRS agent was lost.
More Participants Find Retirement Plan Provider Resources Helpful
A survey shows a significant jump in retirement plan participants’ perception of the helpfulness of provider resources for retirement planning, investing and saving.
Number of Cash Balance Plans Surged 32% in 2013
They now comprise 28% of all defined benefit plans.
Electric Company Passes Pension Obligation to The Principal
The Principal will assume obligation for pension benefits of certain retirees of the Lincoln Electric Company.
Salisbury Stepping Down as CEO of EBRI
Dallas Salisbury will leave EBRI after 37 years as CEO of the nonpartisan, nonprofit research institute.
Using Alternative Investments to Diversify DC Participant Accounts
How alternatives can help, and a suggestion for how to include them in DC plans.
Plan Participants Prefer One-on-One Advice to Group Sessions
They also want personal guidance during enrollment.
Asset International, Parent Company of PLANSPONSOR, Appoints New CEO
"This is an exciting time for Asset International and its 11 business units to engage more thoroughly with our clients, with whom we already enjoy deep, broad and...
DOL Says Company Kept Employee 401(k) Contributions
A construction company ceased operations in 2013 and has not paid 401(k) participants their plan assets, according to a lawsuit.
Trial Date Set for Boeing 401(k) Fee Case
Plaintiffs in the case allege that Boeing breached ERISA fiduciary duties by permitting excessive fees to be charged to 401(k) plan participants.
Mutual Fund Expenses Lower Within 401(k) Plans
401(k) participants invested in equity mutual funds pay less than half the amount of expenses for a retail investor.
Do Recordkeeping Systems Matter?
Recordkeeping systems are not as varied as they used to be, but there are still questions plan sponsors need to ask.
Clearing Up Money Market Fund Reform Misunderstanding
Plan sponsors will not necessarily have to divest from retail money market funds under SEC’s pending reforms, but many may choose to.
Plan Participant Savings Growth Stalls
Only about one in five retirement savers have increased their contributions in the past year.
Investment Manager Held Liable for Not Diversifying Plan Assets
Fiduciaries should do everything possible to overcome perceived impediments to diversifying retirement plan assets, a judge found.