Tag: automatic escalation

A new academic paper found that automatic features, while a net positive, are not producing the long-term wealth formation some...

As higher education plan sponsors often work with small benefits staffs and oversee diverse pools of employees, administering a retirement...

Regulator offers clarification on automatic features, start-up credits and Roth employer contributions.

Research from the MissionSquare Research Institute shows that with defined benefit pensions not providing enough for full retirement, plan design...

A study examined what would happen if the minimum earning threshold for UK auto-enrollment was removed, identifying positive and negative...

The recordkeeper also found retirement saving balances rebounding with stronger market performance in Q2.

Reframing wording for employee contributions and presenting higher default savings options are effective strategies, according to Voya research.

401(k) plan sponsors could increase their default escalation increment to 2% to boost employee savings, according to research by Voya.

A Vanguard Group research paper quantified employer retirement plan design trends over the last 10 years. 

Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.

Legislation gets wide acclaim as a positive reform in the retirement sector as passage hinges on House vote.

Auto-escalation can help participants save sufficiently to create a reliable stream of income in retirement.

Over time, 90% of participants who are automatically enrolled in their retirement plan increase their deferral rates, either through automatic...

Educating employees about the power of time on their savings, encouraging them to log into their retirement plan accounts and...

They are turning to plan advisers for help with making plan design and investment changes.

Seventy percent think their approach will help employees retire at their targeted retirement age, compared to only 43% of plan...

A report from Aegon discusses retirement planning habits of workers in physically demanding jobs and how plan sponsors can help...

Experts discuss how plan sponsors can get participants out of retirement savings "ruts" and get them to engage more with...

Among some 50 other provisions aimed at improving retirement readiness in the U.S., the bill substantially increases the tax credit...