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Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists |
More Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists Announced |
Each year, the editors of PLANSPONSOR recognize a
number of plan sponsors that demonstrate leadership in providing a more secure
retirement for workers. Today, PLANSPONSOR is pleased to announce the finalists
for the 2015 PLANSPONSOR Plan Sponsor of the Year award in the Corporate 401(k)
$250 Million to $1 Billion category and the Corporate 401(k) > $1 Billion
category. Read more > |
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Benefits & Administration |
Retirement Plan Rollover Basics |
Departing retirement plan participants may wish
to roll over their plan assets to another qualified plan or individual
retirement account (IRA) to avoid paying taxes and to continue saving for
retirement. There are certain guidelines that must be adhered to when rolling
over retirement plan assets to an IRA or another qualified plan. Read more > |
Defined contribution (DC) salary deferral rates
are climbing strongly, with 32% of participants increasing their deferral rate
in the past year, according to a Market Strategies International study. Market
Strategies International notes this increase is 11% greater than the number of
DC plan participants who expressed the intention to increase their 2014
contributions in a 2013 survey taken by the firm. The increase is driven by the
younger generations, the firm says, given that Generations X and Y have a
preference for automatic plan enrollment features. Read more > |
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Sponsored message from Financial Engines |
PLANSPONSOR
interviews Christopher Jones, chief investment officer (CIO) at Financial
Engines. Read more > |
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Products, Deals & People |
As the new national sales manager of Guardian
Retirement Solutions, Jim Lake will oversee all aspects of the firm’s
retirement plans distribution. In addition to overseeing annuity distribution,
Lake also assumes responsibility for the retirement plans wholesaling team, the
retirement plans sales desk and 401(k) key account management. Read more > |