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Retirement Industry People Moves
Transamerica adds regional VPs to large-and-mid-market retirement plans; Broadridge acquires content management and automation firm; Principal Global Investors selects managing director; and more.
In-Plan Guaranteed Income Will Always Be a Challenge
There is clearly a growing interest among retirement plan industry stakeholders in providing guaranteed income annuity options within defined contribution plans, yet consensus remains elusive.
2020 Adviser of the Year Nominations Deadline Is Here!
The deadline for the 2020 Plan Adviser and Adviser Team of the Year award nominations is October 18.
Pension Income Still Dominates. That Will Soon Change.
The vast majority of today’s retirees still draw the lion’s share of their income from Social Security and pensions; however, in coming years the balance will very quickly...
Investment Product and Service Launches
FIDx and Transamerica partner to provide annuities; Fidelity adds customized models to AMP solution; J.P Morgan improves TDF analysis tool; and more.
EBSA Reorganization May Bring Positive Changes
Industry sources speculate that the DOL's new structure for its Employee Benefits Security Administration will result in more guidance and fairer enforcement.
Will GOP Senators’ Letter Win Floor Time for Popular SECURE Act?
An open letter penned by a team of senior Republican Senators calls on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring the bipartisan SECURE Act over the legislative finish...
What Prolonged Low Rates Mean for TDF Investors
While they are responding in different ways, tactical and strategic target-date fund managers all have to adjust to a new normal of persistently low U.S. and global interest...
How Retirement Plan Advisers Justify Their Fees
One adviser charges a flat fee up to certain asset levels, and then additional basis points as plans grow, while another emphasizes the detailed, time-intensive fiduciary work he...
IRS Plan Includes Guidance on Student Loan Payments and Retirement Plans
The IRS says the published guidance process can be successful only if it has the benefit of the insight and experience of taxpayers and practitioners. It invites the...
401(k) Investors Continue to Flee Equities
The third quarter marked the seventh consecutive quarter that 401(k) participants have moved their money from equities into fixed income, according to Alight.
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Keeping Stable Value Options Stable
15% of participants select a stable value option for their DC plan account if one is made available to them—about twice as many as those participants selecting money...
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Retirement Plan Cybersecurity the Issue in a New Lawsuit
A retirement plan participant who had $99,000 stolen from her account has sued the plan sponsor and plan providers.
Broadridge Acquisition of Fi360 Underlines RIA Fiduciary Evolution
Leading up to its own acquisition by the larger Broadridge organization, Fi360 had been actively acquiring other fiduciary solutions firms, aiming to build a comprehensive suite of RIA...
Willis Towers Watson Outlines DC Plans 3.0
Willis Towers Watson’s Thinking Ahead Institute says defined contribution plan designs and communications will leverage technology to deliver a far more customized experience for participants.
Data Mine—October 2019
The retirement plan industry is flush with data points and analyses. In this October 2019 edition of Data Mine, we have dug out the most useful findings from...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Acadian appoints leader of global client group; Empower adds CIO for IT leadership; TRA acquires retirement consulting and administration firms; and more.
Adviser M&A Acceleration Evident in Q3 Transaction Numbers
Registered investment adviser-focused deal volume for the first three quarters of 2019 has already surpassed last year’s total activity for the channel, according to Fidelity Clearing and Custody...
IRS Announces Public Hearing on Proposed MEP Rules
Allowing open MEPs is a key component of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act)—a bill remains stalled in the U.S. Senate.