Happy Friday, PLANSPONSOR readers! This week we focus on plan design and administration. Mercer has offered a list of what it says are key priorities for defined benefit (DB) plans in 2018. An analysis from Empower offers ideas for what plan sponsors can do to increase savings, while a survey of employees offers insights on tools and plan design defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors can offer to create more retirement confidence. Sibson Consulting suggests ways to measure participants’ retirement readiness, while industry sources weigh in on the education plan sponsors need to give participants to help them with a retirement draw down strategy. Enjoy this edition of PLANSPONSOR Weekend!
An analysis from Empower finds seeing monthly income in retirement, knowing retirement health care costs and comparing themselves to how peers are doing are great motivators for retirement plan participants to save more.Read more >
“Eighty-six percent of employees say that if their employer improved benefits or added access to an investment plan, it would have a positive impact on them at work, resulting in higher job satisfaction and greater commitment to the organization,” Mercer says.Read more >
Sibson suggests that employers consider one or more of the following three metrics: replacement ratio, wealth accumulation target and retirement readiness grade.Read more >
