MissionSquare Names New CIO, as Wayne Wicker Retires
Formerly the head of fixed income, Chong-Wulff has been at MissionSquare since 2007.
Tag: public defined contribution (DC) plans
Data Inform Public Sector Employers on How Workers 35 and Under Were Recruited
A MissionSquare Research Institute brief explores the sentiments of younger public sector workers by race and ethnicity and explores motivations...
Government Employees Express Fear of Outliving Retirement Income
Personal debt, possible cuts to Social Security and rising inflation are concerns for state and local government employees when saving...
Public Service Workers Face Retirement, Financial Security Concerns
State and local government employers can bolster the retirement and overall financial security of workers with expanded access to emergency...
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Report Shows Different Spending Patterns by Retirement Plan Type
The research demonstrates that public-sector workers tend to feel safer spending more when they have a defined benefit retirement plan...
Public-Sector Workers Delay DC Plan Decumulation
Data on decumulation patterns can be useful to public-sector DC plan sponsors who want to help employees with retirement planning.
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San Diego to Retroactively Replace Thousands of Employees’ DC Plans With Pensions
A law that moved all city employees except police officers to defined contribution plans was found to have been illegally...
Public Retirement Benefits Not What They Used to Be
Changes to public pensions following the Great Recession make them less than adequate for most employees now, and some of...
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Public Plans Database Has Been Expanded
Users can now find comprehensive data about public DC plans as well as public DB plans.
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The Future of Public DC Programs Includes a Focus on Financial Wellness
The pandemic and new data are highlighting the need for more financial wellness help, as well as assistance with asset...
Public Sector Employees Need a Push to Supplement Pensions
Public sector employees do not increase savings in DC plans in response to potentially lowered DB benefits or the inability...
Public Sector Gen X Workers Face More Outstanding Retirement Plan Loans
Likely feeling the same financial squeeze as their private sector counterparts, the new Public Retirement Research Lab also found they...
NAGDCA Expects Movement on Retirement Reform in 2021
Priorities of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators is in recently introduced legislation, including allowing 403(b) plans to...
Study Supports DB Plans Over DC Plans for Teachers
The study, which evaluated pensions against hypothetical 401(k) plans, finds 77% of teachers in six states will work long enough...
San Diego’s Move to DC Plan in Limbo
The California Supreme Court has asked an appellate court to review a proposal approved by voters in 2012 to place...
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Study Supports Use of Auto Features in Public-Sector 457 Plans
The state of South Dakota has experienced good results since implementing automatic enrollment and automatic deferral escalation in its 457(b)...
Case Study Warns of Effect of Move From Public DB to Public DC
The NIRS studied the case of Palm Beach, Florida, which it says offers “an important cautionary tale on the detrimental...