Tag: QDIA

Benefits | September 17th, 2010

Managed Accounts Lag as QDIA Option, but Opportunity Still Exists

September 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Since the Department of Labor issued its regulation on Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIAs), target-date...

Benefits | September 9th, 2010

Poll Finds Widespread Auto Feature Takeup

September 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some 72% of employers in a recent poll have adopted auto plan features, with 51%...

Opinions | August 1st, 2010

PSNC Talking Points

August 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even the most diligent registrant at the recent PLANSPONSOR National Conference (PSNC)...

Products | July 27th, 2010

Standard Solution Marries Behavioral Finance, Best Practices

July 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard Retirement Services has announced the launch of enhanced retirement plan solutions.

Products | July 8th, 2010

Russell Launches Multi-Manager Commodity Strategies Fund

July 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investments has launched what it says is the first U.S. multi-manager...

Opinions | June 24th, 2010

IMHO: QDIA Essentials

June 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PLANSPONSOR’s National Conference last week featured a series of panels titled “Five...

Products | June 22nd, 2010

AllianceBernstein Launches Multimanager Target-Date Solution

June 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AllianceBernstein has launched a Multimanager Retirement Strategies (MRS) target-date solution.

Compliance | June 11th, 2010

Court Moves Forward Claims of Defaulted Participant

June 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court judge has refused to dismiss claims by a 401(k) participant that plan...

Compliance | May 6th, 2010

DoL, SEC Offer TDF Primer

May 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration and the U.S....

Products | April 29th, 2010

Clark Capital Offers Asset Allocation Models, Fiduciary Services

April 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Clark Capital Management Group offers risk-based asset allocation models designed to protect 401(k) participants from...

Compliance | April 27th, 2010

DoL to Amend Target-Date QDIA Rules

April 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has announced plans to change a 2007 mandate to...

Products | March 22nd, 2010

Vantagepoint Milestone Funds Change Investment Strategy

March 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Vantagepoint Investment Advisers, LLC (VIA) has announced investment strategy changes to the Vantagepoint...

Products | March 1st, 2010

Dow Jones Indexes Announces Target Date Additions

March 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Jones Indexes has updated its Dow Jones Target Date index series.

Investing | February 22nd, 2010

Market Continues to Move Participants

February 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Once again, 401(k) participants that were inclined to rebalance their accounts tended to...

Products | February 16th, 2010

AB Adds Volatility Management to Target-Date Offerings

February 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – AllianceBernstein is taking steps to smooth out potential bumps in the road for its...

Products | February 9th, 2010

E*Trade Unveils Portfolio Management Tool

February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – E*Trade has rolled out a new advice solution that it says will “help...

Benefits | January 25th, 2010

Study Says Investment “Help” Makes a Difference

January 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – It is a long-accepted tenet that most retirement plan participants want – and...

Benefits | January 20th, 2010

Some Sponsors Still Hazy on PPA, Fiduciary Issues

January 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some 29% of defined contribution plan sponsors at plans with less than $1 million in...

Products | January 8th, 2010

Triumvirate Teams for Target-Date Offering

January 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Three firms have combined forces to offer Target Date and Composite Based ETF...

Administration | December 16th, 2009

Some Target-Date Funds Visit the ‘Junk’ Shop

December 16, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Bloomberg news report said six of the nine largest U.S. target-date fund providers by...