Harvard Hints at Re-evaluating Benefits Offerings
November 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The costs of Harvard University’s employee benefits offerings are growing at “unsustainable rates,” according to the...
Tag: Defined Contribution
Fiduciary Investment Advisors Expands Team
October 31, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fiduciary Investment Advisors (FIA) hired Robert A. Corlito as an investment consultant in the Boston...
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New Strategy Helps Customize TDFS
October 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lyxor developed a new approach to target-date funds (TDFs) to ensure proper retirement benefits.
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Participants Have Inaccurate View of TDFs
October 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Many participants have an incorrect view about what they will get from a target-date fund...
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Ineffective Education a Top Barrier to Saving
October 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers and employees face two main obstacles for retirement saving: tough economic times and ineffective...
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Paper Suggests Broader Approach to DC Investment Menus
October 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement plan sponsors should consider a broader approach to their defined contribution (DC) plan...
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DC Plans Could Use Some DB Plan Strategies
October 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A study suggests defined contribution (DC) plans could improve retirement outcomes for participants by adopting...
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DC Plan Focus Is Evolving
October 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The goals and designs of defined contribution (DC) plans are evolving as defined benefit (DB)...
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BNP Paribas Launches U.S. TIPS Fund
October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – To meet rising demand for Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS), BNP Paribas launched a fund that...
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U.S. Advances to 9th Rank in Global Pension Index
October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. retirement income system advanced from 10th last year to 9th in the 2012...
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GSAM Rolls Out Mutual Fund
October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) rolled out a new fund, The Goldman Sachs Retirement Portfolio...
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DC Plans Evolving in the Public Sector
October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As state and local governments have reformed pension plans to address economic concerns, the use...
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Sponsors and Participants Putting More into Retirement Plans
October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Plan Sponsor Council of America’s (PSCA) 55th Annual...
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More Fortune 100 Companies Offering Only DC Plans
October 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The number of Fortune 100 companies offering new salaried employees only a defined contribution (DC)...
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ASPire, OBS Launch Dimensional Managed DC
October 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Dimensional Managed DC has been rolled out by ASPire Financial Services LLC and OBS Financial...
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TPAs, Small-Plan Advisers Expect Revenue Jump
September 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Third-party administrators (TPAs) and advisers specializing in small and midsized defined contribution (DC) plans remain...
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SunGard Enhances Omni Web Solution
September 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – SunGard released a new version of its Omni Web Solution for defined contribution and defined...
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Access to Retirement Plans Varies in Private Sector
September 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly two-thirds of private-industry workers had access to some form of retirement plan, according...
Participant Transfers to Fixed-Income Continue
September 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution plan participants transferred assets from equities into fixed-income investments again in August,...
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How Sponsors Can Address Retirement Risks
September 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Quantifying key retirement risks is the first step plan...