Tag: 403(b)
Symetra Offers New Group Variable Annuity for 403(b)/457 Plans
December 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Symetra Life Insurance Company has launched Retirement Passport Group Variable Annuity for the 403(b)/457 market.
IRS Offers Assurance until 403(b) Prototype Program Begins
December 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service is offering a way for 403(b) plan sponsors to feel secure...
403(b) Plans Show Confidence in Compliance
December 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New research sponsored by AUL Retirement Services finds 403(b) plan sponsors are confident they understand...
Majority of 403(b) Providers Using SPARK's Data Sharing Best Practices
December 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Significant majorities of 403(b) plan service providers responding to a recent SPARK Institute survey said...
Ask the Experts – Asset Movement from Deselected 403(b) Vendors
December 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – A plan sponsor discontinued contributions to a legacy vendor in October 2009 after contributions...
403(b) Sponsors Offered Help to Participants during Downturn
December 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey by the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America, and sponsored by The Principal...
Caltech Moves 403(b), 457 Plan Administration to Single Provider
December 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Institute of Technology has chosen TIAA-CREF to be the single administrative services provider...
Sarasota Orchestra Contract Includes 403(b) Plan Offering
December 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sarasota (Florida) Orchestra musicians have voted to ratify a two-year contract with orchestra management, which...
Most 403(b) Sponsors Kept Match during Downturn
December 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly three-fourths (73.4%) of 403(b) plan sponsors in a recent poll said they did not...
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Church Plans: Foreign Missionaries
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – A plan provider is running into issues with church plans that have "foreign missionaries."
End-of-year Checklist for ERISA 403(b)s
December 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – Sponsors of 403(b) plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) attending...
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Deselecting Vendors after 1/1/09
November 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – A third party administrator has clients working to restate their 403(b) plans by December...
Successfully Surviving the IRS 403(b) Compliance Check
The Standard Offers Managed Accounts to 403(b)s
November 18, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Standard Retirement Services, a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., will begin offering its proprietary...
403(b) Plans: Things to Know about Average Contribution Percentage Testing
November 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - The arrival of the final 403(b) regulations has transformed many compliance issues; however, the...
IRS Considering 403(b) Contributions for Unused PTO
November 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service is considering giving 403(b) plan participants the option to contribute to...
New ING Team Dedicated to Higher Ed 403(b)s
November 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING’s U.S. Retirement Services has recently formed a new Business Development Team dedicated to serving...