Tag: 401(k)

CPEhr, a Los Angeles-based human resources firm, has partnered with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to enhance the plan administration of...

The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America found that of the 820 companies that participated in the survey, less than half have an automatic enrollment feature.  

Research from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found both low- and high-income workers benefit from employer-sponsored defined contribution plans. 

The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America is expanding the organization's reach by changing its name to the Plan Sponsor Council of America – the acronym remains the same.

When The Hartford asked Americans age 45 and older about their retirement plans, two in five said they intended to work longer and delay retirement, or work part...

Investors who maintain a diversified asset-allocation strategy, and do not pull out of equities or make sudden contribution reductions, during even the most volatile market activity are rewarded...

The third-party administrator (TPA) marketplace has a 30% influence on 401(k) assets, according to Cerulli Associates.

In a new review of litigation on the issue of employer stock in retirement plans, the National Center for Employee Ownership has found almost all of the stock...

The year we began publishing PLANADVISER was a big year in many ways for me.  

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, representing 1,000 employees of Republic Airways Holdings and its Frontier Airlines, approved a new collective bargaining agreement that gives them an ownership stake...

Whether it was the debt crisis or the markets, participant transfers have perked up in recent days. 

Recordkeeping firm Benefit Plans Plus (BPP) has promoted Wes Rommerskirchen to Supervisor.

The end of the NFL lockout doesn’t just mean play can resume, it also means pay and benefits can resume.

Great-West Retirement Services has appointed J. Chris Luttges as regional 401(k) sales director for northern Virginia and the District of Columbia.

An analysis by Fidelity Investments found 401(k) participants with a health savings account (HSA) accrued more than twice as much in their 401(k)s as the average participant.

In my experience, there are three major reasons that people save for retirement.   

The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce (USWCC) is launching several financial and business service enterprises, including a Multiple Employer Plan for female small-business owners.

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has appointed Jason Frain, Vice President, 401(k) Product Management and Development, Retirement Solutions.

A federal judge has denied summary judgment for Kraft in an excessive fee suit.

There were three big disclosure announcements last week.