Regulations Are Sponsors’ Primary Concern |
Asked their top three retirement plan issues, 49% of sponsors first cite complying with regulations, followed by reducing plan costs and reevaluating the investment menu, according to a new report from Cogent. In what may be a warning for incumbent providers, one quarter of plan sponsors intend to reevaluate their plan service providers in the next 12 months, up from 18% in 2014.
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Matches, Automatic Features Becoming More Common |
Fifty-five percent of plan sponsors funded a match in 2014, up from 52% in the previous year, according to Ascensus’ analysis of the retirement plans it serves.
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Pension Plans Had a Strong Second Quarter |
Movement in the effective interest rate decreased pension plan liabilities sharply during the second quarter of 2015. Other elements of the quarter were less positive for defined benefit plan investors—notably the persistence of global volatility and uncertainty about rate changes.
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ProcessUnity Expands Adviser Support Services |
Cloud-based application and technology provider ProcessUnity revealed an expansion of its sales- and compliance-support services for financial advisers and investment service providers, including new integrations with Salesforce.
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