Tag: Defined Contribution

June 5, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Targeted communication and easy enrollment mailers could improve defined contribution plan participant outcomes.

May 25, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As concern over benefits costs rises, companies also worry about their employees’ ability to save...

May 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Michigan house has approved pension reform for school system employees which does not include...

 

May 21, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Combining 401(k) plan features including automatic enrollment, automatic increase and personalized saving/investing advice can significantly...

May 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cohen & Steers released a white paper that discusses the merits of including real assets—commodities,...

May 4, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A research paper from Russell Investments explores the impact of adding "real assets" to a...

April 30, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Among benefits most directly related to economic security, employers with 50 or more employees are...

April 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The city of Kingsport will officially withdraw from the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System later this...

April 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Company match contributions are beneficial for retirement plan participants, but they can also provide benefits...

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)...

April 23, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a measure to reduce contributions to public employees’ 401(k)-style accounts.  

April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large plans make up a significant...

April 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to the 2011 Wells Fargo Retirement Plan Sponsor Survey, 50% of companies have not...

April 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Committee on Ways and Means heard testimony on tax-favored retirement accounts on Tuesday. 

April 16, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If retirement plan participants are not educated about 404(a)(5), they may be surprised by their...

April 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court found Northwest Airline’s post-bankruptcy pension plan for pilots does not discriminate...

April 10, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RPG Consultants and IRON Financial formed an alliance to enable retirement plan sponsors to use...

April 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than eight in 10 U.S. households believe the current tax incentives to encourage retirement...

April 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total U.S. retirement assets were $17.9 trillion as of December 31, 2011, up 4.9% in...

April 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Both corporate and government assets of defined...