(b)lines Ask the Experts – Failure to Timely Remit Employee Deferrals
November 17, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – An employer failed to remit employee deferrals for over three months in violation of the terms of its plan document that requires...
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SURVEY SAYS: What Are Your Vacation Plans?
November 12, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I don’t know about you, but this is the time of year when I begin to worry about how – and...
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SURVEY SAYS – What's Your Thanksgiving Day Break?
November 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It's still several weeks but this week, I asked readers if their office would be open on the day after Thanksgiving - and...
SURVEY SAYS: What's Going on With Your Plan Fees?
November 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Earlier this week, we reported on an NEPC survey that suggested that recordkeeping fees were declining.
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Loans and Hardships: Testing One's Patience in the New 403(b) World
November 3, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Though much has been written about the impact of the final 403(b) regulations on contract exchanges, it can be argued two other...
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SURVEY SAYS – Who's Your World Series Pick?
October 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This week's survey question is simple.
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Correcting 457 Plan Excess Deferral not Returned
October 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - A plan provider asks, "What correction procedures can be implemented for an excess deferral from a prior year in a governmental 457(b)...
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IMHO: Conference "Calls"
As I was listening to, and participating in, panels at our Future of Asset Allocated Funds conference in California this past week, I was struck again by how...
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SURVEY SAYS – What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?
October 22, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Halloween is still a couple of weeks off - but this week I asked readers to share what was your favorite scary movie(s).
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IMHO: "Myth" Information
Recently, Time magazine ran a story called "Why It's Time to Retire the 401(k)."
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Coordinating Loans with Other Plans
October 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - A sponsor of an ERISA 403(b) plan and a 401(k) plan, both of which permit loans, but limits participants to one loan...
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A Response on 403(b) Plan Fees
October 20, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - On October 5, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to Congressman Charles Rangel, Chair of the House Ways and...
SURVEY SAYS: How Did You Find the NewsDash?
October 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I have noted earlier that this week marks the 10th Anniversary of the launch of PLANSPONOR's NewsDash.
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SURVEY SAYS – What's Up for Boss' Day?
October 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tomorrow happens to be Boss' Day, which gives us all a good opportunity to think about our bosses.
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SURVEY SAYS – Dear Boss…
October 15, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With Bosses Day just around the corner, I asked readers what comments/counsel they would share with their bosses - good or bad -...
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IMHO: A SunAmerica Opinion
I am admittedly something of a pension (and regulatory) geek, but when the SunAmerica Opinion was published (December 2001), it was clear that something big had just happened.
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SURVEY SAYS – Have You Dated a Boss/Subordinate?
October 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - OK, in the overall scheme of things, it may not be very important, but I'm guessing that the subject of David Letterman's workplace...
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SURVEY SAYS – Will You Be Working Columbus Day?
October 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monday, of course, is Columbus Day.
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Surviving Form 5500 – for 403(b)s
October 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - The IRS 403(b) Regulations are not the only large change sponsors of 403(b) plans are dealing with - expanded Form 5500 requirements...
SURVEY SAYS: How Is Your 2010 Health-Care Rate?
October 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tis the season for healthcare package rollouts, and while there have been signs that the rate of increase is, well, stabilizing.