Data and Research | April 5th, 2023 Accelerated Retirement Plan Closings Put Pressure on Small Employers A Morningstar report reveals the pandemic caused defined contribution plan closings to spike and new plan creation to slow down.
Products | March 30th, 2023 Investment Product and Service Launches Breckinridge launches dividend income strategies; Eastspring offers CIT with emerging markets exposure; Nomura starts fund focused on private and public...
Ask the Experts | March 7th, 2023 Are CITs Now Permitted in 403(b) Plans? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Data and Research | February 27th, 2023 CITs and Lower-Cost Funds Drive Down 401(k) Plan Fees Investment fees paid by retirement plan participants continued to trend down, in 2022.
Data and Research | February 14th, 2023 Passive TDFs Continue Market Gains Against Active TDFs Target-date funds invested passively extended an asset winning streak over their active-suite counterparts, new research found.
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.
Compliance | December 29th, 2022 403(b) Plans Will Continue to Act More Like 401(k)s with SECURE 2.0 Changes Plan sponsors offering 403(b) plans may be able to operate them more like 401(k)s after SECURE 2.0, according to experts.
Deals and People | December 23rd, 2022 Retirement Industry People Moves CBCF Names Verity’s Otto Vice Chairman; Spinelli promoted to co-CIO at Halbert Hargrove; Gallagher acquires Retirement, HR Advisory Buck; and...
Ask the Experts | December 13th, 2022 Is There Any Update on Using CITs in 403(b) Plans? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Investing | September 15th, 2022 Wilmington Trust Launches CIT Onboarding Tool The tool for employer-sponsored plans seeks ‘democratization’ of the use of collective investment trusts.
Investing | June 14th, 2022 PSNC 2022: The Evolving DC Plan Investment Menu Customization and, more recently, inflation hedging are considerations for defined contribution plan investment lineups.
Investing | March 29th, 2022 Retirement Plan Governance Considerations for Collective Investment Trusts The differences between CITs and mutual funds create different fiduciary implications for plans using them, speakers at a recent webinar...
Investing | February 11th, 2022 Fiduciary Diligence Demanded as CITs Shine A significant regulatory concern is that banks should not simply “rent their charters” to third-party registered investment advisers seeking to...
Investing | November 29th, 2021 CITs, Retirement Income Products and ESG Investing Poised for Growth Asset managers polled by Cerulli Associates reported trends they see for DC plan investments.
Compliance | September 20th, 2021 Plan Fiduciaries Can’t Escape Lawsuit Over Investment in Aon CITs Duty of prudence and prohibited transaction claims will move forward against the Centerra Group plan fiduciaries and Aon Hewitt, which...
Data and Research | August 3rd, 2021 CITs Overcoming Mutual Funds in 401(k)s Collective investment trusts are the most used investment vehicle in the largest plans and are a close second among large...
Products | July 8th, 2021 Investment Product and Service Launches MFS makes changes to CIT line and Diligend and eVestment partner on data exchange platform.
Data and Research | May 27th, 2021 Contributions to TDFs Fell As the Market Rebound Increased Assets The activity of TDFs contrasted with that of other mutual funds, while CITs increased market share of target-date strategies.
Compliance | April 23rd, 2021 Congressman Again Pushes for Expanding Investment Options in 403(b)s A lack of access to the same investment types allowed in other DC plans means 403(b) plan participants are missing...
Compliance | April 16th, 2021 Claims Against Astellas, Aon Move Forward in Untested CITs Lawsuit A judge found that allegations were sufficient to deny most motions to dismiss filed by the plan sponsor and the...