Large Plans Account for $3 Trillion in DC Assets
April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large plans make up a significant...
Tag: Defined Contribution (DC)
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Half of Plan Sponsors Fail to Measure Employees’ Retirement Progress
April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to the 2011 Wells Fargo Retirement Plan Sponsor Survey, 50% of companies have not...
Experts Share Testimony at Ways and Means Hearing
April 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Committee on Ways and Means heard testimony on tax-favored retirement accounts on Tuesday.
Participant Education Needed Before 404(a)(5) Deadline
April 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If retirement plan participants are not educated about 404(a)(5), they may be surprised by their...
Northwest’s Pilots Pension Plan Found Non-Discriminatory
April 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court found Northwest Airline’s post-bankruptcy pension plan for pilots does not discriminate...
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RPG Consultants and IRON Financial Form Alliance
April 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RPG Consultants and IRON Financial formed an alliance to enable retirement plan sponsors to use...
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Americans Support Maintaining Retirement Plan Tax Incentives
April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than eight in 10 U.S. households believe the current tax incentives to encourage retirement...
DC Assets at $4.5T in 2011
April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total U.S. retirement assets were $17.9 trillion as of December 31, 2011, up 4.9% in...
DC Assets Grow for Second Year
April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Both corporate and government assets of defined...
DC Assets Grow for Second Year
April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Both corporate and government assets of defined...
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Minorities’ Retirement Plans Hardest Hit by Recession
April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Continued economic uncertainty led all workers to dip into their retirement savings, but minorities have...
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Younger Workers Look for Employers with DB Plans
March 28, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In 2011, more younger workers say they accepted a job offer from a company because...
Inflation Risk Is Different for DB and DC Plans
March 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Inflation affects different types of investors in different ways.
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How to Prepare for M&A Retirement Plan Transition
March 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The merger or acquisition of a...
Callan DC Index Suffers First Annual Loss Since 2008
March 14, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Callan DC Index bounced back from a disappointing third quarter to post a gain...
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DC Plan Participants Seek Knowledge about Global Investments
March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many defined contribution (DC) plan investors...
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Has the Time Come for ETFs in DC Plans?
March 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Invest n Retire, LLC has been a big proponent of using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in...
Callan Names VP of Fund Sponsor Consulting Practice
March 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Benjamin B. Taylor joined Callan’s Fund...
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Retirement Industry Needs More Options to Prepare Workers for Retirement
March 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It is a myth that defined benefit (DB) plans cost more than defined contribution (DC)...
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Pension Worries on the Rise for Canadian DB and DC Sponsors
March 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sixty-five percent of Canadian defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors believe that Canada is experiencing a...