Where Does the Securing a Strong Retirement Act Stand?
Experts are optimistic regarding the future of the retirement reform legislation that seeks to build on the SECURE Act, but...
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Hopes Are High for Lame-Duck Passage of SECURE 2.0
One retirement industry policy expert says the conversations she is having on Capitol Hill make her optimistic that the ambitious...
Retirement Reforms Included in Key House Committee Budget Language
Legislation drafted as part of the Congressional budget reconciliation process includes a broad mandate for employers to offer retirement plans,...
More Retirement-Related Legislation Introduced
The spate of recent proposals aims to help Americans not only with retirement savings but also with financial wellness issues.
Senators, Industry Reps Discuss Coverage Gap Solutions
Speakers at a Senate HELP Committee hearing highlighted how the defined contribution plan coverage gap is the most severe for...
Washington Watchers See Good Prospects for Further Retirement Reforms
Among the potential retirement policy solutions that could become law in 2021 is a provision to allow 403(b) plans to...
Senator Portman Announces Retirement, Eyes Final Reforms
Retirement industry practitioners will be eagerly watching the House and Senate for progress on the SECURE Act 2.0 and related...
Senators Question a Policy Reversal to Allow Lump-Sum Payouts to Retirees
Murray and Wyden’s letter to the IRS and Treasury asks why employers will be permitted to offload pension liabilities and...
Senator Murray Reintroduces ‘Women’s Pension Protection Act’
The legislation would strengthen consumer protections, improve access to retirement savings plans for part-time workers, help increase women’s financial literacy,...
Congressional Democrats Continue Butch Lewis Act Advocacy
The Butch Lewis Act offers a way to preserve union retiree pension benefits through an emergency loan program funded with...
Many RESA Provisions Included in ‘Tax Reform 2.0’
One of three bills introduced this week as part of “Tax Reform 2.0,” the Family Savings Act includes many of...
Clearing the House, HSA Bills Face Less Certain Senate Consideration
If plan sponsors have suggestions and or would like to express support for health savings accounts, now is a good...
Sifting Through Retirement Plan Regulations
Understanding the hierarchy of regulations and how plan sponsors should interpret seemingly conflicting ones.
PSNC 2018: Retirement Security at an Inflection Point, Part 2
The trust and expectation that employees place in their employers to help them prepare effectively for retirement is stronger than...
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Without Bold Action, Social Security Woes on the Horizon
Prudential Financial experts anticipate Social Security’s funding shortfall will likely result in program changes over time, such as reducing cost-of-living...
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Social Security Trustees Warn of Impending Depletion Without Congressional Action
According to the Social Security Board of Trustees, the total annual cost of the federal benefits program is projected to...
Taxpayer Association Seeks to Derail California Secure Choice
According to the text of the complaint, the act that created the California Secure Choice program “violates the Supremacy Clause...
Think Multiemployer Pension Insolvencies Aren’t Your Problem?
Tens of thousands of employers in the U.S. contribute to multiemployer pension funds that are in critical and declining status,...
Tax Reform Could Impact Corporate Bond Supply, LDI Strategies
Willis Towers Watson researchers present various opportunities “outside of traditional hedging assets other than long corporate credit that may be...
New Joint Committee Seeks Input on PBGC Solvency, Multiemployer Pensions
U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch and Sherrod Brown are seeking public and industry input on ways to improve the solvency of...