Invesco Fund Now Approved as QDIA
July 19, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Invesco Equity and Income Fund has been approved as a qualified default investment alternative...
Tag: QDIAs
Sponsors Need Education About Stable Value Funds
March 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While stable value funds are popular with retirement plan sponsors, more education about them is...
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Paring Down Providers: A 403(b) Sponsor’s Experience
December 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Southern Methodist University (SMU) shared during a recent event its experience paring down to one...
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Reenrollment in QDIA Helps Diversification
November 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Reenrollment in a QDIA can help improve plan diversification, according to a Vanguard research paper.
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MFS Adds TDFs with 5-Year Increments
November 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – MFS Investment Management added five funds to its Lifetime Funds target-date suite, now offering funds...
Avoiding Audits Following Fee Disclosure
October 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Following the final Department of Labor (DOL) 408(b)(2) and 404(a)(5) regulations, many providers and plan...
Risks Threatening DC Plan Success
October 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Amid market volatility, the changing role of defined contribution (DC) retirement plans, a shrinking work...
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Plan Sponsors Not Making Best Use of TDFs
October 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While more than 50% of plan sponsors offer target-date funds (TDFs) in defined contribution (DC)...
Transfer to New QDIA Did Not Violate ERISA
July 12, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A 403(b) plan sponsor did not violate its fiduciary duties when it transferred participants’ accounts...
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Automatic Features Leading to Greater Retirement Readiness
July 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors say automatic features are increasing employees’ retirement readiness, according to a study...
TDFs See Significant Growth in 401(k) Sector
March 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Assets in target-date funds (TDFs) grew...
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Lincoln Financial Provides Predictions on Retirement Industry
February 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fee disclosure regulations, in-plan guarantees, target-date strategies and retirement planning optimism will significantly impact the retirement...
Plan Sponsors May Have False Security with TDFs
November 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors claim to have a higher level of confidence in their...
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IMHO: Thanks Giving
October 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A few weeks back we announced that, after a dozen years here at PLANSPONSOR, effective November...
Study Suggests “Help” Matters Even More in Volatile Markets
September 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new report from Aon Hewitt and Financial Engines, 401(k)...
Study Finds Room for Improvement in QDIA Offerings
August 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While Defined Contribution plan sponsors report high satisfaction levels with their current QDIA investment managers,...
SURVEY SAYS: What’s Your Take on Retirement Trends?
August 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Yesterday my IMHO column outlined five trends I thought would play out...
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IMHO: Fifth "Avenues"
August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The year we began publishing PLANADVISER - 2006 - was a big year in many...
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Catching Up on PSNC 2011 Coverage
August 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In June we held the sixth annual PLANSPONSOR National Conference.
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MassMutual Enhances Target-Date, Target-Risk Offerings
July 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has enhanced its investment offerings in its target...