Tag: Defined Contribution

September 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors are already adopting defined benefit (DB) best practices in plan...

September 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America announced an appointment to the newly created position...

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The retirement and benefit consulting firm USI Consulting Group has begun offering retirement planning and...

September 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ever heard of a QDRIA? You might, if income solutions become an integral part of...

September 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ownership of retirement accounts fell in 2013, but median and mean values of retirement accounts...

September 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Participants of retirement plans sponsored by Acme Building Brands Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway...

September 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new analysis of retirement plan offerings at Fortune 500 companies suggests the shift from...

September 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Safe harbor 401(k) plans require an initial plan year at least three months long, making...

September 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Among approximately 75 large employers, nearly one-quarter (24%) are currently using a white label approach...

August 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty years ago on September 2, in response to failing companies resulting in workers losing...

August 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal bankruptcy judge has affirmed the denial of recovery claims from retirement plan participants...

August 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) retirement plan sponsors are hesitant to make distribution recommendations to retiring employees,...

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new paper published by the Social Science Research Network recommends a single private defined...

August 25, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Workers in most developed economies are struggling to address the financial implications of increased longevity...

August 21, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan size, average participant account balance, and percentage of plan assets invested in diversified equity...

August 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Rebounding from the economic downturn of 2008/2009, retirement plan participants and plan sponsors are renewing...

August 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a request for information (RFI) about the use...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) retirement plan participants across all age groups are taking to social media...

August 18, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sponsors of terminated defined contribution (DC) plans can use new guidance from the Department of...

August 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new target-date fund series will be co-managed by Morningstar Associates and AllianceBernstein, and boasts...