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The 2016 PLANSPONSOR DC survey also found 403(b) plans are also more likely than other DC plans to offer systematic distribution options in their plans.

 Along with a revamped version of its company website, Ascensus plans to lead a series of technological enhancements in 2017.

Federal data collection efforts to date have captured little information on retirement accounts holding unconventional assets—such as real estate, precious metals, private equity, and virtual currency. 

However, small and mid-sized business owners survey by The Pew Charitable Trusts do like the idea of auto-IRAs and other ways to provide retirement plans to employees.

Current savings models for defined contribution plan participants should be accompanied by education about the realities of life.

A new series of white papers from Fiduciary Benchmarks asks the challenging question, “Who has the job of determining whether an adviser’s compensation is reasonable?”

With the amount of advances in 2016, RIAs anticipate 2017 to see even more increases—despite rules that lie ahead. 

More participants are placing a higher importance on income projections, Corporate Insight found.

In the settlement agreement, the company denied any wrongdoing in its handling of the company stock fund in its retirement plan.

“The rise of assets in target-date funds accounts for some of the light-trading in 401(k)s we saw in 2016,” explains Rob Austin at Aon Hewitt.

Eighty percent of this demographic group prefers to work for a company with a 401(k) plan.

A new study suggests 78% of Americans are stressed about their financial future regardless of income, but they can reverse this trend by exhibiting specific behaviors.

Survey data shared by Spectrem Group shows “overwhelming satisfaction” among both recent and long-term retirees with respect to their personal and financial lives after work; many could have...

The partnership is aimed at delivering “non-conflicted personalized advice” to John Hancock Retirement Plan Services clients. 

The tool now provides a graphic illustration of how much income savers will potentially need in retirement and whether they are saving enough to get there.

StoryLine, built with SPDR exchange-traded funds (ETFs), is designed specifically for 401(k) participants in adviser-sold, small-market plans.

The legislation aimed at delaying implementation of thousands of pages of DOL fiduciary rule language could fit in a handful of tweets.

Looking to 2017 and beyond, investors must accept that expectations for market returns over the next 10 to 15 years have declined for most asset classes. 

The company also predicts continued changes in adviser fee models and stricter requirements for DC plan loans.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has released updated instructions on filing premiums required by sections 4006 and 4007 of ERISA during the 2017 plan year.