Investing | September 3rd, 2025 TDFs That Include Retirement Income Features Surpass $100B Sway Research found assets in income-embedded TDFs were up 25% from the end of 2024.
Benefits | August 27th, 2025 CITs Expand, Go Smaller Increasingly, smaller retirement plans are adding collective investment trusts to their investment menus.
Opinions | July 21st, 2025 To Level the Retirement Playing Field, Expand CIT Access to 403(b) Plans Bringing collective investment trusts to 403(b) participants could generate another $500 million annually in retirement wealth, a Vanguard research executive...
Investing | July 2nd, 2025 Pending Bill Brings CITs Closer to Reality for 403(b) Plans Industry proponents expect the legislation would lower costs and broaden investment menus for sponsors and participants.
Ask the Experts | June 24th, 2025 Should 403(b) Sponsors Expect to Add New Asset Classes Soon? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | June 2nd, 2025 MissionSquare’s Andre Robinson Talks Challenges, Opportunities for 403(b) Plans The CEO and president of MissionSquare discussed plans to expand emergency savings for public sector workers, as well as the...
Compliance | May 20th, 2025 House Financial Services Committee Advances Bill on CITs in 403(b) Plans Whether non-ERISA 403(b) plans should have access to invest in collective investment trusts was a point of contention during the...
Ask the Experts | April 29th, 2025 Are CITs Approved as Investments in 403(b) Plans? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | March 6th, 2025 PLANSPONSOR Roadmap Series: Special Considerations for 403(b) Plans 403(b) plan sponsors face unique challenges when complying with certain SECURE 2.0 provisions, such as long-term, part-time rules and joining...
Opinions | March 5th, 2025 Exploring Alternative Investment Vehicles in Employee-Sponsored Retirement Plans Options such as collective investment trusts and institutional separate accounts have gained traction in recent years.
Compliance | February 26th, 2025 House Financial Services Committee Seeks Feedback on 403(b) Access to CITs After a hearing on Wednesday, the committee seeks feedback on several legislative proposals, including one that would allow 403(b) plans...
Benefits | February 6th, 2025 Bills to Allow CITs in 403(b) Plans Reintroduced in House, Senate The Retirement Fairness for Charities and Education Institutions Act of 2025 was reintroduced by a bipartisan group of senators and...
Investing | November 26th, 2024 CIT Provider, Attorney Reps Press for 403(b) Access to CITs Great Gray trust and two law firms have sent letters to U.S. Senators pressing for them to pass a bill...
Administration | November 15th, 2024 Advocacy Groups Urge Senate Banking Committee to Reject CITs in 403(b)s Six investor advocacy groups wrote that allowing 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts would put the ‘most vulnerable’...
Administration | September 25th, 2024 Senate Banking Committee Members Introduce Bill to Allow CITs in 403(b) Plans The bill is part of a push by retirement industry leaders to allow 403(b) plans to invest using the cheaper...
Investing | August 9th, 2024 CIT Target-Date Assets Surpass Mutual Funds for 1st Time June 2024 data from Morningstar show collective investment trust target-dates account for 50.5% of assets, surpassing mutual fund target-dates.
Administration | August 1st, 2024 Bill to Allow CITs in 403(b) Plans Introduced in Senate The introduction of the bill comes after a similar proposal was passed by the House of Representatives on March 8.
Investing | July 17th, 2024 Mutual Fund Fees in 401(k)s Show Multi-Decade Decline Fees for mutual funds in defined contribution plans have declined about 60% this century, according to a new ICI report,...
Investing | June 17th, 2024 CITs Continue to Dominate in DC Plans, But Limitations Remain Collective investment trusts are overtaking mutual funds in 401(k) plans, according to new research from Cerulli; however, barriers to adoption...
Compliance | June 14th, 2024 84 Lumber Co. Retirement Plan Sued for High-Fee Investments In-Plan A lawsuit against the Pennsylvania-based company has alleged the plan’s recordkeeper fees were higher –than average and that the plan...