2024 PLANSPONSOR of the Year Award Winners Named
Winners of the 2024 PLANSPONSOR of the Year Awards were announced Wednesday, in Chicago.
Tag: defined contribution plans
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Australia’s Government Pledges to Require Retirement Contributions on Paid Parental Leave
Program would start in July 2025 and help address the gender savings gap in the country’s retirement system.
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How One Employer Successfully Guaranteed Lifetime Income for Its Employees
For plan sponsors looking to implement in-plan retirement income but are scared to take the leap, RTX’s Lifetime Income Strategy...
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Selecting Retirement Income Options a ‘Deliberate’ Journey
For plan sponsors who want to add decumulation options to defined contribution plans, taking a considered approach and fulfilling simple...
How Does SECURE 2.0’s Start-Up Tax Credit Apply to Recently Started Plan?
Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
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What the Potential Shutdown of Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Plan Could Mean for Plan Sponsors
Student loan repayment will likely resume later this year, providing even more reason for plan sponsors to offer student debt...
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Defined Benefit Plans Live On as Older, Wise Neighbors, Where DC Plans Can Borrow Ideas
A plan sponsor, academics and pension benefit expert agree that defined benefit plans are largely on the way out, yet...
DCIIA Announces Three New Advisory Councils
New advisory councils will expand DCIIA’s research and engagement into defined contribution retirement plans.
Plan Sponsors Are Looking for More Guidance on Guaranteed Income Solutions
Sponsors want to offer guaranteed income solutions, but they are worried about the potential for additional fiduciary risk to the...
Considering Multiple QDIAs
Using dynamic qualified default investment alternatives can create opportunities to engage with participants as they transition from target-date funds to...
Funding the Future Self
To their detriment, plan participants often fail to opt in to in-plan financial advice—but that may be changing.
Fidelity’s Bitcoin Launch Plan Rebuked by DOL
The acting assistant secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration has ‘grave concerns’ about Fidelity’s bitcoin 401(k) offering.
Spousal Protections in DC Plans Eyed by Key Senators
Lawmakers have asked the Government Accountability Office to study the need for greater spousal protections in defined contribution retirement plans.
Strategies to Simplify DC Plan Investment Menus
Plan sponsors can use a layering approach and white labeling to help defined contribution plan participants select investments.
Study Shows the Value of DC Plans for Employees
An ICI survey also found defined contribution plan participants want to maintain control of their investments. Fortunately, most plans offer...
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Fidelity Introduces Tool to Help Employers Measure Benefits Equity
It examines benefits across all four domains of total well-being: health, life, work and financial.
Plan Sponsors Still Aren’t Embracing ETFs
Many defined contribution plan sponsors are focusing on lower fees, which is a selling point for exchange-traded funds, but there...
Participants Will Need Support to Understand Lifetime Income Projections
Recordkeepers are bolstering education, projection modeling tools and tailored advice capabilities to support plan participants and encourage them to remain...
Pandemic Has Hurt Women’s Retirement Confidence
Plan sponsors are presented with an opportunity to help women who are feeling off course from their financial and retirement...
DB Plans Retain Cost Advantage Over DC Plans
New research by the National Institute on Retirement Security reaffirms earlier findings on the greater cost savings and efficiencies provided...