Compliance | November 23rd, 2020 IRS Publishes 2020 Required Amendments List There are no changes in requirements that generally require an amendment, but there are two changes that may require one.
Products | November 16th, 2020 Principal to Launch PEP, Says More to Come The firm is targeting its pooled employer plan at startups and companies with up to $10 million in retirement plan...
Compliance | November 9th, 2020 PEPs Carry Evolving Fiduciary Risks of Their Own The legal complexities that emerge when a single employer operates a retirement plan for its own staff are already immense;...
Compliance | November 4th, 2020 Best of PSNC 2020: Legislative and Regulatory Update Speakers discussed the SECURE Act, the CARES Act and the DOL’s guidance on ESG during the first day of the...
Administration | November 2nd, 2020 Emphasizing Retirement Savings for Young Part-Time Workers Part-time employees that will be entering retirement plans under SECURE Act provisions might not have had any experience in saving...
Compliance | October 27th, 2020 House Committee Introduces ‘Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020’ The legislation proposes expanding automatic enrollment in retirement plans, and expanding retirement savings options for nonprofit employees, among other things.
Administration | October 9th, 2020 Weaving Part-Time Employee Inclusion Into Retirement Plan Processes The SECURE Act’s requirement to let part-time employees join 401(k)s demands a process for counting hours and creates opportunities to...
Data and Research | October 6th, 2020 How Will the PEP Market Develop in Early 2021? One provider getting ready to launch a SECURE Act-enabled pooled employer plan on January 1 expects plan sponsor take-up to...
Investing | September 30th, 2020 Citing SECURE Act, More Advisers to Consider Adopting In-Plan Guarantees For their part, participants say they feel the pandemic has make their retirement savings more vulnerable.
Compliance | September 28th, 2020 Some View EBSA Income Projections as Too ‘Prescriptive’ Recordkeepers and asset managers want more flexibility in terms of how their clients generate newly mandated lifetime income projections on...
Administration | September 25th, 2020 PSNC 2020: Creating Income Streams for Participants Panelists reviewed different lifetime income stream selections and important disclosures to note under the SECURE Act.
Compliance | September 23rd, 2020 PSNC 2020: Preston Rutledge’s Inside View of the DOL As the nation’s top retirement and health plan regulator, Preston Rutledge oversaw an agency of more than 800 employee benefits...
Compliance | September 23rd, 2020 PSNC 2020: Legislative and Regulatory Update Part II Experts explained regulations and legislation from Washington, D.C., as well as what employers can do if they ever face ERISA...
Compliance | September 21st, 2020 PSNC 2020: What’s Next? This year’s conference opened with a lively discussion about the changes plan sponsors are experiencing, the new issues to which...
Compliance | September 9th, 2020 IRS Clarifies SECURE Act Birth and Adoption Distribution Rules Qualified birth or adoption distributions have been permissible since January under the SECURE Act, but more specific guidance on how...
Administration | September 8th, 2020 The PEP Opportunity Pooled employer plans (PEPs) are coming, and potential adopting employers need to know what to look for and what they...
Compliance | September 4th, 2020 SECURE Act Compliance Q&A Published by IRS The guidance document includes an extensive number of questions and answers about five key changes made by the SECURE Act.
Compliance | August 20th, 2020 DOL Issues NPRM on PEP Provider Registration Providers of pooled employer plans (PEPs) must first register with the DOL before plans can begin operating.
Products | August 20th, 2020 ShareBuilder 401k Offers Discounts Ahead of Safe Harbor Deadline The provider is offering discounts to businesses with employees that set up a safe harbor 401(k) before October 1.
Compliance | August 18th, 2020 DOL Releases Interim Final Rule on Lifetime Income Illustrations The interim final rule includes assumptions plan administrators must use to calculate estimated lifetime benefit payments to be included on...