Tag: 401(k)

Benefits | April 15th, 2011

Retirement Plan Market on the Upswing

April 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Strong performance across all equity sectors coupled with positive returns in the bond markets helped...

Reader Responses | April 5th, 2011

SURVEY SAYS: Would a Change in Tax Deductibility Change Savings Rates?

April 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Retirement Confidence Survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) indicated that the deductibility...

Products | March 30th, 2011

AXA Equitable Launches New 401(k) Solution

March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company announced the launch of Retirement Gateway, a group variable annuity...

Products | March 28th, 2011

Hedgeable Reveals 401(k) Program

March 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Beginning in April, plan sponsors nationwide can produce plan menus that provide access to twenty...

Deals and People | March 17th, 2011

The Hartford Increases Focus on Government, Tax-Exempt Markets

March 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford launched a strategy to increase its share of the government and tax-exempt retirement...

Benefits | March 15th, 2011

Match Reinstatement Continues to Grow

March 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thirty percent of plan sponsors plan to reinstate previously eliminated or reduced matching contributions during...

Administration | March 14th, 2011

401(k) Sales Show Decrease in Number of Plans, Increase in Assets

March 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – LIMRA’s 401(k) Scorecard for Q4 2010 shows sales had both positive and negative results.

Investing | March 11th, 2011

The 401(k) March Toward Equities Continued in February

March 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The march of 401(k) assets toward equity investments in February continued a trend since last October,...

Benefits | March 8th, 2011

Non-Profits/Religious Organizations Make Use of Advisers

March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – PLANSPONSOR’s 2010 DC Survey finds non-profits and religious organizations are in the top 50% of...

Compliance | February 23rd, 2011

IRS to Conduct Exams of Questionnaire Non-Responders

February 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service’s Employee Plans Compliance Unit announced the completion of the information-gathering phase...

Benefits | February 2nd, 2011

MGM Resumes 401(k) Match

February 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MGM Resorts International, Southern Nevada's largest private employer, said it will immediately resume matching payments...

Products | January 31st, 2011

Mid Atlantic Trust Company Announces Launch Managers for ModelxChange

January 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Counsel Trust Company dba Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC) has announced the...

Deals and People | January 24th, 2011

PLANSPONSOR Unveils Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists

January 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Each year, the editors of PLANSPONSOR magazine, the industry’s leading resource for pension...

Benefits | January 5th, 2011

A “New” Savings Approach for Participants

January 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – I got an interesting email yesterday from a plan sponsor about a...

Benefits | December 31st, 2010

Memorial Health Halts 401(k) Match

December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Memorial Health will suspend its matching contributions to employees’ retirement accounts for...

Opinions | December 21st, 2010

IMHO: Naughty or Nice?

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A few years back—when my kids still believed in the reality of Santa...

Benefits | December 17th, 2010

Sponsors Acutely Aware of Responsibility to Workers

December 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Deloitte survey underscores the extent to which sponsors are increasingly aware of their...

Benefits | December 17th, 2010

Suspended 401(k) Matches Are Returning

December 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Of the 14.8% of employers suspending their 401(k) match in recent years, 39.3% have restored...

Investing | December 16th, 2010

Flight to Equities in 401(k)s Continues in November

December 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With mixed November market results, 401(k) participants continued to transfer monies from fixed income investments...

Deals and People | December 13th, 2010

Diversified Announces New West Coast Sales Exec

December 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors announced that Greg T. Hodges has joined the company as a sales...