U.S. Retirement Market One of Two Dominated by DC Plans
Willis Towers Watson’s Thinking Ahead Institute’s 2018 Global Pension Assets Study also found the U.S. retirement market has a greater...
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Concerns and Priorities Competing for Plan Sponsors’ Time and Effort
Having trouble managing concerns dictated by rules and regulations, while also addressing priorities for your retirement plan? That’s where providers...
Americans Confident DC Plans Can Help Them Meet Their Goals
They like the tax advantages, investment opportunities and investor control that 401(k)s and other DC plans offer them, ICI finds.
DOL Reports Robust ERISA Enforcement in 2017
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) restored more than $1.1 billion to retirement plans, health plans and other welfare benefit...
Fidelity Sees Improvement of Retirement Readiness of Plan Participants
The firm's analysis found participants who also had HSA savings were more retirement ready than those who did not.
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TD Ameritrade and FeeX Partner on DC Plan Fee Analyzer
Participants in 401(k), 403(b) or other defined contribution (DC) plans can compare administration and individual mutual fund fees to fees...
PLANSPONSOR Announces 2017 DC Survey Standouts
Fourteen service providers to be recognized at the annual PLANSPONSOR/PLANADVISER Awards for Excellence dinner March 29.
Employers Considering Enhancing Benefits Due to Tax Reform
The most common benefit changes organizations have made or are planning or considering include expanding personal financial planning, increasing 401(k)...
Sibson Suggests How to Measure Employee Retirement Readiness
Sibson suggests that employers consider one or more of the following three metrics: replacement ratio, wealth accumulation target and retirement...
Millennials Face Many Challenges in Preparing for Adequate Retirement
However, researchers say their outcome could possibly improve, given the fact that they still have a long time horizon to...
Many DC Plan Sponsors Reduced Fees in 2017
A survey finds a drop in revenue sharing used to pay plan fees, and that half of DC plan sponsors...
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5 Actions to Elevate Your Defined Contribution Plan in 2018
Toni Brown, senior vice president, Retirement Strategy, Capital Group, says a plan sponsor with a clearly defined objective for its...
Small Plans Seeking Help of Advisers
Aaron Friedman, national practice leader, tax-exempt, at Principal in West Palm Beach, Florida, says “small and mid-sized plans are very...
Interest in Retirement Advice Increases Wtih Age, Account Balance, Contributions
TIAA also discovered that participants with web access are twice as likely to seek out advice as those without web...
Tax Bill Impacts Provisions of ERISA Plans
The bill does not impact tax breaks for retirement savings.
Many Investors Plan to Increase Retirement Plan Contributions in 2018
Forty percent plan to increase their deferral rate, up from 24% in 2016.
PBGC Expands Missing Participants Program
Beginning in January, terminating DC plans will have the option of transferring missing participants’ benefits to PBGC instead of establishing...
Bill Would Require Employers To Automatically Enroll Workers
All employees would have 6% of their income contributed to a workplace retirement plan and have these contributions automatically escalated...
CIT’s Costs Attract Institutional Investors
A report from Cerulli Associates states the primary reason an institutional investor seeks out a CIT is the fact that...
Tax Reform Could Limit Incentives for Small Business Retirement Plans
The American Retirement Association says that by lowering small business income tax rates to 27% but not applying that to...