Tag: Defined Contribution

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –The industry faces challenges from several directions, and retirement plan executives discussed ways to address them,...

June 2, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With so much regulatory complexity surrounding defined contribution (DC) retirement plans, it is not unusual...

May 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - People expect to work longer and flexibility will become the new model for retirement, finds...

May 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The average retirement plan participant’s decision to leave 401(k) assets in-plan or actuate a distribution...

May 28, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A paper from Towers Watson recommends, for defined contribution (DC) plans, up to 25% of...

May 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Financial technology provider RiskFirst, formerly PensionsFirst, has expanded the focus of its pension risk analytics...

May 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Witnesses at a Senate hearing discussed Social Security reforms that could boost potential retirement income...

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new advisory program from Merrill Lynch helps individuals assemble and compare competing financial concerns...

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Small business owners and human resources staffers can save nearly $1,000 in waived 401(k) plan...

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Showing plan participants how well and how much their best-performing peers save is highly motivating, Putnam...

May 13, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many defined contribution retirement plan participants are not using target-date funds (TDFs) as designed.

May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A handbook aims to help plan sponsors understand key issues as they meet their fiduciary...

May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an open letter to the Department of Labor, the Retirement Advisor Council contends the...

May 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Whether their plan is soliciting requests for proposals (RFPs) or not, plan officials have the...

May 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aon Hewitt’s 401(k) Index shows April was another light trading month for defined contribution (DC)...

May 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sponsors of qualified retirement plans in the small-plan market—particularly those that work with an adviser—express...

May 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most investors do not know if they’re receiving investment advice or being sold a product,...

May 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More workers are satisfied with their retirement benefits now compared with five years ago, but...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seyfarth Shaw, a law firm specializing in employment and benefits law, unveiled a new Employee...

May 5, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Simply measuring the average participant’s retirement savings shortfall will not help employers improve plan outcomes,...