Data and Research | December 17th, 2024 Pooled Employer Plan Assets Reach $10B, Cerulli Reports PEPs are gaining traction among 401(k) sponsors across different plan sizes.
Products | September 27th, 2024 New PEP Brings Retirement Solution to Legal Cannabis Industry Separately, another new PEP for all employers was announced by California Corporate Retirement Services.
Administration | September 3rd, 2024 From Auto-IRAs to PEPs: How Small Employers Can Offer Retirement Savings For some employers, offering a state-facilitated retirement plan is the best and easiest option, but for others, sponsoring their own...
Investing | August 20th, 2024 Voya Financial Surpasses $100B in Multiple Employer Solutions Assets The firm saw a 15% increase in total assets, compared with the same period in 2023.
Products | April 3rd, 2024 Alera Group Unveils PEP Enhancements With the Standard The retirement adviser is leaning into the small-plan market and startup plan creation.
Products | March 25th, 2024 The 3-Letter Plan Type You Haven’t Heard of Defined Contribution Groups—DCGs—offer another option for sponsors seeking to simplify some administrative tasks.
Benefits | March 1st, 2024 Can Multiple Employer Plans Help Close the Retirement Coverage Gap? Advertised as a more cost-efficient and less burdensome way for small employers to offer a retirement plan, pooled solutions may...
Benefits | March 1st, 2024 Into the Pool Representatives from two different companies explain the process by which their firms chose their respective multiple employer retirement solutions.
Products | February 1st, 2024 New PEP Made Available by Ascensus, American Funds The pooled employer plan is live from one of the country’s biggest PEP administrators alongside a leading TDF provider.
Benefits | November 28th, 2023 Aon PEP Hits $2B in Plan Assets The pooled employer plan was launched in 2021 and has doubled in assets in the past year.
Benefits | July 6th, 2023 Pace of New PEP Filings Slowing Observers expect consolidation as market matures and some slowing due to IRS clarification that expanded the scope of PEPs requiring...
Data and Research | April 5th, 2023 Accelerated Retirement Plan Closings Put Pressure on Small Employers A Morningstar report reveals the pandemic caused defined contribution plan closings to spike and new plan creation to slow down.
Compliance | January 19th, 2023 How SECURE 2.0 Can Help Small Businesses SECURE 2.0 has several provisions designed to increase retirement plan creation and participation by small businesses, in particular by offering...
Compliance | December 29th, 2022 403(b) Plans Will Continue to Act More Like 401(k)s with SECURE 2.0 Changes Plan sponsors offering 403(b) plans may be able to operate them more like 401(k)s after SECURE 2.0, according to experts.
Compliance | December 23rd, 2022 Congress Passes SECURE 2.0 The sweeping retirement reform will usher in both short- and long-term efforts to expand retirement savings to more Americans.
Data and Research | May 17th, 2022 Three in Four Small Businesses Don’t Offer a 401(k) Plan Lawmakers and states are making efforts to address the perceptions that some businesses are too small to offer a plan...
Data and Research | May 5th, 2022 Small Employers Are Showing Interest in PEPs Among plan sponsors with fewer than 100 workers, interest in pooled employer plans has begun to take shape.
Products | January 10th, 2022 Transamerica Joins PEP-Alternative Market The Transamerica Advantage Solution is being described by the firm as ‘a configurable retirement plan’ designed to be attractive to...
Products | December 3rd, 2021 New PEP Features Adviser Managed Accounts The QPA pooled employer plan will be available nationwide for employers of all sizes that desire additional fiduciary protections and...
Products | December 1st, 2021 More Providers Offer Group Plan Solutions PRI and Waypoint have formed a new joint company called Group Plan Systems, while Franklin Templeton has selected a new...