Compliance | August 15th, 2014 Guidance Issued on Tax Prepayment Windows for PR Retirement Plans August 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Puerto Rico Treasury Department has issued guidance on tax prepayment windows for retirement plans,...
Benefits | August 7th, 2014 Smartphone Use Soars for DC Plan Participants August 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan participants find they can take it with them, as smartphone use overtakes usage of...
Administration | August 6th, 2014 Process for Terminating Investment Managers Is Important August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While much time is spent selecting investment managers, not nearly enough time is spent in...
Benefits | August 5th, 2014 Baby Boomers Stuck in the Middle August 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Unprepared Baby Boomers face a bleak decision as they enter their mid-60s—work beyond the traditional...
Ask the Experts | August 5th, 2014 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Managing Form 5500 Filing for Multiple Plans August 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – “I work for a large nonprofit hospital, and through a series of acquisitions we...
Benefits | August 4th, 2014 More Plan Sponsors Considering Re-Enrollment into TDFs August 4, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an effort to combat participant inertia, more plan sponsors are considering the process of...
Administration | August 1st, 2014 SBS Offers Checklist for Investment Policy Statements August 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) does not require retirement plan sponsors to...
Opinions | August 1st, 2014 (b)est practices: Target-Date Funds May Need a “Warning Label” August 1, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many qualified plans utilize target-date retirement funds as default funds, the funds into which a...
Benefits | July 31st, 2014 More Could Use DC Compliance, Design Best Practices July 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey of sponsors of many different types of defined contribution (DC) retirement plans finds...
Benefits | July 31st, 2014 UK Offers a Lesson About Boosting Retirement Savings July 31, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – There are times when telling people what to do is the right thing for them.
Compliance | July 29th, 2014 EBSA to Discuss Small Business Retirement Plan Options July 29, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will conduct a webcast for small...
Products | July 28th, 2014 Nyhart Opens Consulting Office in Colorado July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nyhart Actuary and Employee Benefits has opened a new sales and consulting office in Denver.
Benefits | July 28th, 2014 Personal Accountability in a DC World July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The concept of retirement income planning may be common parlance among industry professionals, but plan...
Benefits | July 28th, 2014 The Search for the Right TPA July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors need to carefully consider their options when it comes to choosing a third-party...
Benefits | July 28th, 2014 Retirement Savings Confidence Needs a Boost July 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution (DC) plan participants on both sides of the Atlantic are worried about retirement,...
Products | July 24th, 2014 LOMA Institute Unveils Retirement Planning Course July 24, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The LOMA Secure Retirement Institute launched “Planning for a Secure Retirement,” the third course in...
Benefits | July 23rd, 2014 Education, Examples Help Participants Do the Math July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Data-driven examples can help participants understand just what they’re giving up when they don’t contribute...
Compliance | July 23rd, 2014 SEC Adopts Money Market Fund Reform Rules July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule amendments establish structural and operational reforms aimed at addressing...
Deals and People | July 23rd, 2014 Prudential Retirement Names Stable Value Leader July 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Prudential Retirement has promoted Gary Ward to head the firm’s stable value organization.
Benefits | July 22nd, 2014 Early Savers Fare Well with Workplace Plans July 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A secure retirement is achievable, research says, if retirement plan participants start saving early and...