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DCALTA Publishes Framework for Implementation of Private Equity in DC Plans
DCALTA says its framework addresses the key implementation challenge identified by plan sponsors: operational aspects of daily valuation of private alternative assets that do not trade on an...
Pandemic Forcing Many to Retire Earlier Than Anticipated
Nearly 70% of retirees say they retired earlier than they had expected, up from 50% in 2020.
SECURE Act and CARES Act Still Demand Client Diligence
As an example, if a plan sponsor has not yet started tracking part-time employees to see whether they accumulate 500 hours of service in 2021, they should begin...
The Inside Take: CAPTRUST’s Cammack Acquisition
With the acquisition of Cammack’s $154 billion book of business, CAPTRUST now reports assets in excess of $600 billion; one leader at the firm says the growth is...
Regulatory & compliance | education
Continuous Education
Plan committee members’ fiduciary training should never end.
Compliance News
Legislative and Judicial Actions
DOL issues missing participant guidance; a plan trustee is sued for an unauthorized distribution; Washington extends certain CARES Act provisions; and more.
Regulatory & compliance | investments
How 3(38) Advising Profits Clients
Investment management turns up inefficiencies, takes on some risk, and more.
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The Latest Word on ESG
In terms of plan investing, fiduciary duty continues to come first.
Trends
The New ‘60/40’ Portfolio?
Adjusting the composition of investments to meet new market realities.
Regulatory & compliance | analysis
Plan Governance
According to our survey analysis, sponsors may really need your help.
DOL Confirms Fiduciary Prohibited Transaction Exemption Will Stand, For Now
In the coming days, the agency will publish related guidance for retirement investors, employee benefit plans and investment advice providers.
15th Anniversary of RPAY: Jania Stout
In the past few years, her practice has grown its assets by nearly $1 billion a year.
15th Anniversary of RPAY: Chepenik Financial Services
Jason Chepenik says advisers need to continue to have the courage to try new ideas.
Commitment to Low Rates Eases Stock Bubble Fears (for Many)
Assessing the relationship between interest rates and debatably inflated stock prices is a useful exercise, sources say, especially at a time when stocks are about as ‘expensive’ as...
Neal Proposes New Bill to Help Multiemployer Pensions
The bill would also extend funding relief for single-employer defined benefit plans.
Even As Industry Consolidates, Breakaways Remain Common
Data from Echelon Partners shows the number of adviser or adviser team ‘breakaways’ declined by nearly 20% in 2020 versus 2019. However, 2019 set the record for breakaway...
Service Launches to Help Plan Advisers Evaluate PEPs, PPPs
PEP-RFP.com offers three levels of service, from access to a database about pooled plan providers and their pooled employer plans to a full request for proposals process.
Some Say Union Revival Could Address Retirement Insecurity
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the U.S. now has the fifth lowest trade union density of the 36 member nations of the Organization for Economic...
New DOL ESG Guidance Expected to Encourage More Plan Adoption
TIAA says a variable annuity and mutual funds that take an ESG approach are widely used on its retirement plan platforms.