Lincoln Hires DC Marketing Director
October 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lincoln Financial Group announced that Donna MacFarland has joined the company as Marketing Director for...
Tag: Defined Contribution (DC)
Putnam Adds to DC Team
October 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam Investments has named three executives to senior roles on to its defined contribution team,...
BofA Merrill Lynch Revamps Business Retirement Solutions Team
October 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rich Linton, the recently appointed head of Business Retirement Solutions at Bank of America (BofA)...
Auto Features Seen as Key to Retirement Saving Success
October 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study finds that auto-enrollment and auto-contribution escalation in 401(k) plans can result in...
DC Market Predicted to Reach $5.5 Trillion by 2015
September 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution money managers may have an unlikely benefactor to thank for helping to deliver...
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FRC Predicts Double Digit Asset Growth for DC Plans
September 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets in defined contribution plans will see double digit growth from 2011 to 2015, according...
Q2 a Difficult Quarter for Callan DC Index
September 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Callan Associates reports that the Callan DC Index’s second-quarter performance was its worst since the...
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MassMutual Participants Hang Tight in Q2
August 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has released data for the second quarter, but...
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PSNC 2010: Outside the Box(es)
August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined benefit plans use alternative or non-traditional investments to hedge against risk, but recently defined...
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2009 a Good Year for DC Participants – Considering…
July 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest study by The Vanguard Group of its defined contribution recordkeeping data was full...
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DC Plan Sponsors Respond to Regulator Actions
July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. sponsors of defined contribution (DC) plans are focused on responding to Department of Labor...
BofA Merrill Lynch Adds Two to Retirement Team
July 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America Merrill Lynch has expanded its Retirement & Philanthropic Services (RPS) group with...
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Putnam Puts Fee Transparency Front and Center
May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –As part of its redesigned plan sponsor Web site to be launched next month, Putnam...
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Mutual Funds Primarily Used for Retirement Savings
April 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In 2009, 76% of mutual fund–owning households indicated that their primary financial goal for their...
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NC County Cuts 401(k), 457 Matches
April 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A North Carolina county has decided to cut back on its 401(k)...
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Fidelity Unveils Small Biz Plans for RIA Clients
April 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fidelity Investments has announced a new Small Business Retirement Plan program for clients of registered...
PLANSPONSOR Announces Retirement Plan Adviser and Adviser Team of the Year
Rick Wedge of of Novato, California-based Northgate Benefits, an NRP member firm, has been named the 2010 PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan...
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The Hartford Expands DCIO Sales Force
March 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hartford has expanded its team of sales consultants who serve the investment needs of...
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SPARK Proposes Retirement Plan Alternative for Small Employers
March 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The SPARK Institute has released a detailed proposal for the Universal Small Employer Retirement Savings...
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DC Participants Sought More Risk in 2009
March 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Throughout much of the 2009 market rally, activity as measured by fund flows within the...