Tag: MEP

In a conversation with PLANSPONSOR, Russell Investments’ chief research strategist suggests momentum is building for “open” multiple employer plan expansion.

Two-thirds of plan sponsors say the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act will be somewhat, very or extremely impactful.

A new report from Prudential analyzes the U.S. retirement savings gap and recommends legislative action to expand use of multiple...

The 2014 ERISA Advisory Council made several recommendations to the Department of Labor (DOL) related to outsourcing employee benefit plan...

Retirement plan sponsors get a glimpse of any changes in Form 5500 filing requirements from the newly released advance copies...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published an interim final rule to implement Form 5500 annual...

July 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent posting on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC) Retirement Matters blog discusses multiemployer...

June 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How can the retirement plan industry and small business community work together to help workers...

April 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Credit unions providing a 401(k) program to 100 employees or more can save money and...

March 17, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small plans must be given more latitude to mimic their larger counterparts if the nation...

February 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A registered investment adviser (RIA) firm has signed on to provide 3(38) investment manager services...

January 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA)...

November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court ruled a private equity firm is not liable for the pension debt...

October 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Hostess Brands Inc. proposed withholding contributions to its company defined benefit (DB) and multiemployer pension...

October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Because multiple employer plans (MEPs) have been touted as a solution to expanding retirement plan...

August 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Protection Act (PPA) does not bar an employer from withdrawing from a multi-employer...

August 13, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. corporate multiemployer pension plan (MEPP) obligations represent a drain on cash flow, particularly for...

June 8, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – What regulatory changes are in store for retirement plans?

June 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – American Pension Services, provider of The Platinum 401k, believes open multiple employer plans (MEP) will...

May 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an advisory opinion, the Department of Labor (DOL) addressed the question of whether a...