Data and Research | May 9th, 2024 Saver’s Match Could Benefit Participants and Sponsors Implementing the Saver’s Match may benefit plan sponsors in multiple ways, finds the Collaborative for Equitable Retirement Savings.
Compliance | May 6th, 2024 IRS Releases Explain SECURE 2.0-Related Tax Form Changes Participation incentives and Roth employer contributions will have to be reported as gross income.
Benefits | April 25th, 2024 Government Sponsors Say Payroll Systems Are Main Obstacle to Roth Catch-Ups Government plans need more guidance from the IRS to address payroll-related complications that affect compliance with parts of SECURE 2.0.
Opinions | April 24th, 2024 Top Considerations for 403(b) Plans in 2024 Optional SECURE 2.0 provisions and IRS determination letters can help plan sponsors position their plans to meet participant needs.
Compliance | April 18th, 2024 Inherited IRA RMD Final Rules Postponed to 2025 The IRS will not enforce RMDs for inherited IRAs under the 10-year rule until at least 2025.
Compliance | April 16th, 2024 DOL Asks for Participant Information to Build Lost and Found Database Plan administrators would voluntarily turn over data to DOL to help missing participants and plans find one another.
Benefits | April 15th, 2024 Lower-Paid Workers Want Emergency Savings Options Low- and moderate-income workers understand the importance of establishing emergency savings accounts and want options, research finds.
Compliance | April 8th, 2024 PLESA Match Manipulation Not a Concern, Chamber of Commerce Says Other SECURE 2.0 implementation issues are a much bigger worry.
Products | April 3rd, 2024 Alera Group Unveils PEP Enhancements With the Standard The retirement adviser is leaning into the small-plan market and startup plan creation.
Ask the Experts | April 2nd, 2024 Does Our Plan Fall Under SECURE 2.0’s Automatic Enrollment Requirement? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Benefits | March 26th, 2024 BlackRock CEO Says Concept of Retirement Has to Change Annual letter to investors says, "Humanity has changed over the past 120 years. So must our conception of retirement."
Products | March 25th, 2024 The 3-Letter Plan Type You Haven’t Heard of Defined Contribution Groups—DCGs—offer another option for sponsors seeking to simplify some administrative tasks.
Benefits | March 14th, 2024 In PEPs, Attaining Economy of Scale Is Critical, Sometimes Illusive While the pooled plan providers, sponsors of multiple employer plans, continue to see asset inflows, for sponsors, joining a PEP...
Investing | March 8th, 2024 Measure Allowing CIT Use in 403(b) Plans Advances in the House The legislation is a first step to allowing the lower-cost investments' use in nonprofits and school retirement plans.
Benefits | March 6th, 2024 Dawn Foods Boosts Employer 401(k) Matching Contribution Michigan-based Dawn Foods Inc. changed its contribution matching formula to increase the total and reduce participants’ confusion.
Benefits | March 1st, 2024 Can Multiple Employer Plans Help Close the Retirement Coverage Gap? Advertised as a more cost-efficient and less burdensome way for small employers to offer a retirement plan, pooled solutions may...
Benefits | February 26th, 2024 Four Sponsors Add Fidelity’s Student Loan Debt Repayment Matching Benefit A luxury goods company, media company, beauty retailer and media and entertainment company are all employers implementing student loan debt...
Administration | February 23rd, 2024 2024 PS Webinar: SECURE 2.0 Catching Up with Catch-Ups Plan sponsors, recordkeepers and payroll providers face many challenges when it comes to implementing the SECURE 2.0 provision requiring certain...
Products | February 22nd, 2024 Investment Product and Service Launches LifeYield releases Annuity Income Layer; NAGDCA offers enhanced SECURE 2.0 Resource; and Voya launches new supplemental health benefit to help with...
Compliance | February 20th, 2024 Comments Challenge IRS Interpretation of Automatic Features, Roth Matching, Other Provisions The IRS December grab bag notice provisions on de minimis incentives and terminally ill distributions also received some pushback from...