Deals and People | June 17th, 2015 Beacon Group Adds VP of Retirement Sales Mark Schatzel joins the firm from Lincoln Financial.
Benefits | June 17th, 2015 Professor of Economics Proposes Retirement Reform The proposals include universal retirement accounts and a change to the treatment of tax incentives.
Data and Research | June 17th, 2015 Automatic IRAs Would Help with Retirement Crisis Just how much they would help depends on several factors, EBRI finds.
Compliance | June 16th, 2015 House Committee Moves to Defund Fiduciary Rule Effort In a section called “Reducing Harmful Red Tape,” the committee proposes a “provision prohibiting regulatory changes to the definition of the term ‘Fiduciary.’”
Data and Research | June 16th, 2015 GAO Finds Overactive Participant Trading Is Rare Retirement plan participants seldom engage in too-frequent or inappropriately coordinated trading.
Data and Research | June 16th, 2015 MassMutual Finds Hispanic Workers Need Social Security Info Hispanic workers polled by MassMutual revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about Social Security.
Investing | June 16th, 2015 PSNC 2015: Optimizing the Investment Menu Are investment menu consolidation and simplification in the best interest of plan participants?
Administration | June 16th, 2015 Challenges of Retirement Plans for Union Members The collective bargaining agreement rules.
Compliance | June 16th, 2015 DOL Announces Hearing About Fiduciary Rule The announcement also includes the official notice of an extended comment period.
Deals and People | June 16th, 2015 MainStay Adds Two to DCIO Team The investment firm is developing its DCIO consulting team.
Products | June 16th, 2015 Pensionmark Introduces Custom TDFs The funds aim to provide returns in line with market indexes.
Products | June 16th, 2015 LifeLock Offers 401(k) Identity Protection A new service scans for unauthorized withdrawals and transfers from 401(k) accounts.
Products | June 16th, 2015 Insurance Broker Launches Health Benefits Exchange Services include ACA eligibility tracking, eligibility management and compliance reporting services.
Data and Research | June 16th, 2015 Job-Seekers Want a Retirement Plan Most Americans look for a retirement plan when considering a job offer, yet only 50% of employers offer one.
Investing | June 15th, 2015 Institutions Unprepared for Tail Risk Institutional investors are expecting a tail risk event, but are unprepared and lack the risk management strategies to prepare.
Investing | June 15th, 2015 International Equity Posts Strong May Flows Net inflows to stock and bond funds totaled $21.7 billion in May 2015, according to Strategic Insight.
Compliance | June 15th, 2015 Employer Sued for Reducing Employee Hours After ACA The lawsuit claims Dave & Buster’s effort to “right size” its workforce was done to avoid paying for health care benefits.
Compliance | June 15th, 2015 Court Orders Trial for Determining Plan’s Top Hat Status There are still unresolved issues about the selectivity requirement for a plan to be considered a top hat plan.
Participants | June 15th, 2015 Health Insurance Critical for Retaining Employees Nearly one-third of workers say they would leave their job if health insurance was discontinued.
Benefits | June 15th, 2015 HDHPs Becoming Dominant Health Benefit Plan Eighty-three percent of employers offer an HDHP.