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| Webcast Event |
| Join us today for the 2018 Staying Ahead of the Curve – Retirement Plan Trends & Updates webcast in which panelists will discuss helping participants tackle retirement spending, among other topics.Read more > |
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| Benefits & Administration |
| Consultants Support Retiree-Focused Investment Options |
| Defined contribution (DC) plan consultants surveyed by PIMCO offer suggestions for helping retirees with income, core investment menu design and other DC plan features.Read more > |
| DCIIA Policy Priorities Take Aim at the DC Plan Coverage Gap |
| Peg Knox, chief operating officer of Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA), points to both the coverage gap and retirement income adequacy as being top of mind. She says the open multiple employer plan (MEP) idea is particularly exciting. There is also a strong fee litigation focus in the DCIIA’s priorities.Read more > |
| Women Say Financial Industry Caters to Men |
| Women may face lower pay, more work disruptions, higher longevity and higher retirement health care costs than men, a PIMCO study points out. The study shows that women are confident—equally as confident as men—in most financial tasks, such as paying bills (90%) and budgeting (84%); however, when it comes to managing investments, their confidence drops significantly. Fifty-nine percent of women report that they are not doing a good job using investing as a way to pursue their financial goals. Seven in 10 women surveyed contend that the financial services industry has traditionally catered to men.Read more > |
