Newsdash Insight on Plan Design & Investment Strategy from PLANSPONSOR
December 22nd, 2015
Benefits & Administration
Rollovers to IRAs Won’t Slow Post Fiduciary Reform
Even before the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed reforms to the fiduciary advice standard under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), broker/dealers (B/Ds) with large adviser forces were already adapting their businesses away from commissions and proprietary products, says Bing Waldert, director at Cerulli Associates. In a new report, Cerulli explores the impact the DOL’s proposed conflict of interest rule may have on future rollovers to IRAs.Read more >
Mobile Transaction Capabilities Increasingly Available
Mobile transaction capabilities from retirement plan providers have gained much traction over the last few years, according to a new report from Corporate Insight. Thirteen of the 19 firms covered by its Retirement Plan Monitor (68%) provide at least one transaction on a phone application, tablet app or optimized mobile website. Every retirement plan provider analyzed by Corporate Insight enables participants to adjust their contribution rates from at least one mobile platform.Read more >
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