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Pre-Retirees Expect to Need More Money Than What Retirees Spend
In the U.S., pre-retirees think they will need 74% of income, but retirees only receive 58%.
Helping Employers Sort HSA Facts from Fictions
The health care plan and the health savings account are not the same thing; while the employer has some administrative responsibilities, the HSA belongs wholly to the employee...
Exciting Announcements About 2018 PLANADVISER National Conference
New at this year’s conference, advisers will have the ability to earn their PLANSPONSOR Retirement Professional designation while in attendance, and we are particularly excited for our opening...
PBGC Aligns Disaster Relief Directly With IRS Announcements
Rather than issuing stand-alone announcements each time IRS grants disaster relief, PBGC is streamlining the process by issuing a permanent announcement regarding its own disaster relief that comes...
DOL Investigation Results in $5 Million ESOP Settlement
The settlement agreement resolves a civil suit brought by the DOL, alleging Cactus Feeders Inc. ESOP fiduciaries failed to fulfill their obligations under ERISA during a December 2010...
Participation Rates Not Affected by Student Loans
A brief by the Center of Retirement Research studied how the size and scope of student loans affects 401(k) participation and retirement wealth accumulation.
FiduciaryFirst Revamps Website to Offer Financial Wellness
It also includes behavioral finance, educational and video sections.
How to Abide By the Rules When Amending a Cash Balance Plan Interest Crediting Rate
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 411(d)(6) provides that an accrued benefit may not be decreased by amendment.
Average Deferral Rate Reaches 8.3%
Additionally, the number of plans with an initial 6% deferral rate for automatic enrollment now surpass those with 3% as the initial rate.
Matrix Trust Company Accused of Making Unauthorized Transfers of 403(b) Plan Assets
403(b) plan participants have filed a lawsuit against Matrix Trust Company for making several transfers to an unauthorized account held by recordkeeper Vantage Benefits Administrators.
Retirement Industry People Moves
DCIO Head Joins Putnam; Jennison Associates Adds Consultant Relations Professionals; Sales Directors Join Lincoln Financial; and more.
DOL Taking Its Fiduciary Responsibilities Seminar to Miami
The compliance assistance program will increase awareness and understanding about basic fiduciary responsibilities when operating a retirement plan.
Different Cash Balance Plan Interest Crediting Rates Can Lead to Different Results
October Three analyzes five different interest crediting rates used by cash balance plans and how they affect funding and participant benefits.
PSCA Calls for Clearer Guidance from IRS and DOL on Missing Participants
The plan sponsor advocacy organization says there have been “numerous reports of aggressive DOL enforcement activity, and sometimes inconsistent positions taken by DOL auditors, regarding how plan sponsors...
PGIM Advocates for Institutional Approach to DC Investing
PGIM suggests DC plan sponsors look to the investing approach of defined benefit (DB) plans, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, insurance company general accounts, sophisticated wealth management platforms and...
HSAs Need to Offer Equities, Multi-Assets and Fixed Income, Devenir Says
It would also be good for them to include emerging markets equities, target-date funds, alternatives, international bonds and specialty bonds.
Participants Speak Clearly About Need for DC Account Income Planning
A new report published by Cerulli Associates draws out participant perspectives on the topic of DC plan decumulation, revealing that many of those leaving the work force feel...
Reaching New Markets: Cash Balance Strategic Plan Terminations
“What actually is a strategic plan termination?” This is a question Dan Kravitz hears quite a lot from both defined benefit plan sponsors and retirement specialist advisers.
Investment Products and Services Launches
Transamerica Launches Stable Value Account for Retirement Plans; TD Ameritrade to Provide CLS Fund Models on Market Center Platform; Fidelity Offers Third ESG Investing Option; and more.
Second Amended ERISA Complaint Targeting Xerox HR Solutions Tossed by District Court
Considering a second amended complaint much broader than the original, a district court has once again rejected allegations by participants in a Ford Motor Company retirement plan that...