Tag: Defined Contribution
PIMCO Suggests Six Investment Themes for DC Plan Sponsors
PPA a Top Ranked Influence on DC Plan Management
DC Plan Industry Could Use Some Balance
Barry’s Pickings: The Punishment of the Innocent
No Big Expansion Expected of Alternatives Use in DC Plans
Retirement Plan Savings Rates Up, Loans Down
(b)lines Ask the Experts – Is the Form 5500 Extension Deadline Extended?
DC Plans Still Widely Targeted By Litigators
It may be a new calendar year for defined contribution (DC) retirement plans, but the professionals running them are still...
Alliance Benefit, Retirement Clearinghouse Partner on Rollovers
Streamlined DC Investment Menu Could Save Participants Millions
Researchers with The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania strive to quantify participants’ behaviors before and after a fundamental...
As Investors, Women Have Unique Circumstances
Budget Bill Includes Retirement Plan Provisions
The Year in Retirement Investing Trends
Retirement plan sponsors have had to cope with a significant amount of market and regulatory evolution in 2015—especially change pertaining...
Retirement Plans Still Being Scrutinized by Plaintiffs' Attorneys
It seems nearly all types of plans and investment approaches have been challenged recently in the courts. Next year probably...
ICI Estimate Shows Lower Retirement Assets in Q3
Look to Large Retirement Plans as Models
An extensive new report from BrightScope and the Investment Company Institute finds large plan sponsors, in particular, are squarely focused...
EBRI Questions Important Source of Plan Usage Data
A new report from EBRI describes an interesting anomaly that emerged in the most recent population survey published by the...
Cash-Outs, Loan Defaults Hurt Retirement Savings
Plan Return Comparison Highlights DB Outperformance
A new report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College asks whether fees are to blame for a...