Non-ERISA 403(b)s Off the Radar
Non-ERISA 403(b)s are not under regulatory scrutiny. Is that a good thing or bad thing?
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Plan Sponsors Should Be Encouraged to Use Auto Features
A recent survey looked at the reasons retirement plan sponsors do not use automatic plan features.
Fiduciary Rule Grilled on Capitol Hill
Labor Secretary Perez was just about the only witness called to a recent Congressional hearing to actually defend the DOL’s fiduciary redefinition effort.
ERIC Says ACA "Clarification" Broadsided Employers
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) says a new cost-sharing rule has no basis in law.
Bill Would Block Multiemployer Plan Benefits Cuts
The bill would repeal the provision in recent pension reform that would allow multiemployer plans to cut benefits.
ERIC Makes Recommendations for Wellness Rule
The ERISA Industry Committee has commented on the EEOC’s proposed rules for employer wellness programs.
A Financial Wellness How-To
More retirement plans may be adding financial wellness programs, due to increased interest in participants' retirement readiness.
Re-enrollments Remain a Poorly Leveraged Plan Booster
Only 7% of plan sponsors answering a J.P. Morgan survey have previously conducted a re-enrollment.
World’s Largest Coal Company Faces ERISA Suit
A former employee of Peabody Energy is suing the coal producer over company stock investments in its DC plans.
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Council Says Action on ACA Needed Now
The American Benefits Council has issued legislative recommendations for improving the ACA.
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Oregon Legislature Approves State-Run Retirement Plan
The bill would require private-sector businesses to offer retirement accounts to employees.
Treasury Releases Proposed Multiemployer Plan Regulations
Kenneth Feinberg has been appointed as a Special Master to help provide a dedicated, impartial and informed review of applications proposing to reduce pension benefits.
PNC Welcomes OCIO Specialist
Robert Zeidman, a business development officer in PNC’s institutional asset management unit, now serves as OCIO product specialist.
Overcoming Plan Sponsor Inertia
It’s not only plan participants that are prone to inertia. Plan sponsors, too, can find it a challenge to step up their retirement plan designs.
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BNY Mellon Raising Commitment to DC Plans
Launches new publication for sponsors and advisers.
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No Rush to Self-Insure Health Benefits Yet
The move to self-insure health benefits is growing, but not among small firms so far, EBRI finds.
Financial Planning Coalition Applauds Fiduciary Rule
Calls update to a 40-year-old rule “long overdue.”
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State Street Publishes DC Plan Resource for Multi-Nationals
The paper provides insights to help multi-national companies with defined contribution plans (DC) in different countries.
Bogdahn Group Expands DC Investment Consulting Team
Paul Murray has experience working with hospital and higher education 401(k)s and 403(b)s.
PBGC Issues Rule About Multiemployer Plan Partitions
Bankruptcies need not be imminent to ask PBGC to approve a partition.