Data and Research | March 3rd, 2025 Plan Sponsors Lack Confidence in Participants’ Ability to Retire at Ideal Age A recent survey from MFS found that many plan sponsors lack a sense of responsibility for their participants’ retirement goals.
Benefits | February 20th, 2025 PLANSPONSOR Roadmap Series: Student Loan Matching and Educational Benefits Employers have options to offer student loan benefits to employees and do not need to wait for further IRS guidance...
Compliance | February 13th, 2025 PLANSPONSOR Roadmap Series: Catch-Up Provisions Speakers at the livestream discussed the administrative challenges of implementing the new Roth and age 60 to 63 catch-up provisions...
Benefits | February 6th, 2025 Bills to Allow CITs in 403(b) Plans Reintroduced in House, Senate The Retirement Fairness for Charities and Education Institutions Act of 2025 was reintroduced by a bipartisan group of senators and...
Benefits | February 3rd, 2025 SECURE 2.0: What’s Effective This Year and What Plan Sponsors Need for 2026 While implementing SECURE 2.0 provisions effective 2025, plan sponsors prepare for a big change next year.
Benefits | February 3rd, 2025 Where Does SECURE 2.0 Implementation Stand for 2025? While plan sponsors have prioritized implementing mandatory provisions, many of the optional provisions have taken a back seat due to...
Benefits | February 3rd, 2025 Plan Sponsors Move Forward (Slowly) With SECURE 2.0 Provisions While catch-up contributions and cash-out thresholds have been adopted widely, take-up is more ponderous for student loan matching and emergency...
Data and Research | January 30th, 2025 Workers Eligible for Saver’s Match Likely to See Significant Increases in Retirement Wealth A new Morningstar report found that the Saver’s Match, if enacted on schedule in 2027, would disproportionately improve the retirement...
Ask the Experts | January 21st, 2025 Do New-Plan Auto-Enrollment Rules Apply to Existing Employees? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | January 10th, 2025 Treasury, IRS Issue Proposed Regulations on SECURE 2.0 Provisions The agencies proposed guidance on how plan administrators can comply with the Roth catch-up rule that begins in 2026 and,...
Data and Research | January 3rd, 2025 Adoption of Optional SECURE 2.0 Provisions Still Slow Going Into 2025 Emergency sidecar accounts and student loan matching have been picked up by few employers, according to a new Alight survey.
Compliance | December 30th, 2024 DOL Launches Database for Retirement Savings Lost and Found The database is designed to help America’s workers search for retirement plans that may still owe them benefits.
Benefits | December 2nd, 2024 The Mechanics of Matching Employers are reconsidering the most important factors in setting their workers up for savings success.
Benefits | December 2nd, 2024 How SECURE 2.0 Provisions Can Alter Employer Strategies for 2025, 2026 Several options could aid in recruitment, retention and financial wellness.
Investing | November 26th, 2024 CIT Provider, Attorney Reps Press for 403(b) Access to CITs Great Gray trust and two law firms have sent letters to U.S. Senators pressing for them to pass a bill...
Compliance | November 12th, 2024 Lisa Gomez Expects Fiduciary and ESG Rules to Face Reversals in 2nd Trump Administration EBSA head says she is likely on a ‘farewell tour,’ speaking Tuesday at the PLANADVISER 360 conference.
Administration | November 4th, 2024 What SECURE 2.0 Provisions Should Plan Sponsors Be Aware Of in 2025? Vanguard’s David Stinnett discusses the handful of changes going into effect that will impact retirement plan administration next year.
Benefits | November 1st, 2024 Plan Sponsors Weigh SECURE 2.0 Options Implementation is still gaining steam for 2024 provisions such as offering additional emergency savings options and a match for student...
Benefits | October 29th, 2024 Biden Administration Stresses SECURE 2.0 and Financial Inclusion Treasury Department report includes a strong focus on implementing programs like the Saver’s Match.
Administration | October 18th, 2024 ERISA Industry Committee Seeks Additional IRS Guidance on Student Loan Matching Following guidance released this summer by the IRS about SECURE 2.0’s student loan matching provision, the advocacy organization still has...