Data and Research | April 1st, 2024 CIT Assets Expected to Surpass Mutual Fund Assets in TDFs in 2024, per Morningstar Target-date-fund collective investment trusts continue to accumulate assets, finds Morningstar in its target-date strategy landscape report.
Products | March 21st, 2024 Product and Service Launches TIAA Distributes Annuity to Empower DC plans; HSA Bank launches emergency savings accounts; Navia partnership launches custom 401(k) plans; and...
Administration | March 21st, 2024 Empower Partners With Variety of Firms to Pair Guaranteed-Income Products With Advice Empower is working with asset managers and insurance companies to launch a new lineup of products to convert savings into...
Compliance | January 31st, 2024 Whatever Happened to CITs in 403(b)s? It’s still a work in progress, as a legislative proposal makes its way through Congress.
Compliance | May 25th, 2023 House Committee Approves Bill Allowing CITs in 403(b) Plans The proposal would provide the needed changes to securities laws that were missing from SECURE 2.0.
Deals and People | May 2nd, 2023 Former Wilmington Trust CIT Division Rebranded as Great Gray Trust After acquiring the Wilmington Trust CIT division from M&T Bank, new owners Madison Dearborn Partners opt for rebrand.
Compliance | April 24th, 2023 Better Late Than Never: New Bill Would Permit CITs in 403(b)s A bill is planned to amend securities laws, close a SECURE 2.0 loophole and clear the way for CITs in...
Compliance | January 6th, 2023 CITs a No-Go for 403(b) Accounts One of the original three bills of SECURE 2.0 did contain such a provision, but it was ultimately dropped.
Investing | September 25th, 2020 PSNC 2020: Moving the Investment Menu Beyond Mutual Funds Retirement industry experts take a look at collective investment trusts, exchange-traded funds and separate accounts.
Investing | May 9th, 2019 Plan Sponsor Attempts to Lower Fees Drive Changes in TDF Offerings Morningstar observes more flows into target-date funds (TDFs) using collective investment trusts (CITs) and those investing in index mutual funds.
Investing | November 20th, 2018 Retirement Plans a Big Source of Mutual Fund Investing for Millennials By comparison, the majority of mutual fund investing for Baby Boomers is outside of an employer-sponsored retirement plan, Investment Company...
Investing | September 10th, 2018 TDFs Contribute to CIT Growth in 401(k)s In 2017, target-date funds (TDFs) represent 41% of CIT assets in 401(k) plans, Cerulli Associates finds.