Tag: 401k

A review of the Form 5500 filings from 2008 confirms what even the most casual pension observer knows.

Savannah, Georgia-based Memorial Health will suspend its matching contributions to employees’ retirement accounts for at least a year, beginning February 1. 

A 401(k) participant claimed Morgan Stanley caused significant losses to his account after his request to move money out of the stock market was not acted upon. 

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced plans for a telephone forum to discuss recent guidance on in-plan Roth rollovers for 401(k) and 403(b) plans.

A new Deloitte survey underscores the extent to which sponsors are increasingly aware of their responsibilities to helping participants save for retirement.

Of the 14.8% of employers suspending their 401(k) match in recent years, 39.3% have restored them, and another 37.8% are planning to do so in the next six...

With mixed November market results, 401(k) participants continued to transfer funds from fixed income investments into equities, according to the latest data from the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC) launched its new platform, ModelxChange, which allows 401(k) professionals to incorporate mutual fund and/or exchange-traded fund investment models into a plan through a Web-based...

Contributions to 401(k) plans increased in the last year, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index, as some investors' spirits seem to be lifting.

Smaller plans don't necessarily cheaper costs.  A new survey actually proves otherwise. 

A survey of career women ages 45 to 70 earning $75,000-plus per year shows that they are highly confident about how to manage money, yet 62% fear they...

Prudential introduced the Prudential Protection Account in response to the financial crises and plan sponsors’ demand for products with built-in guarantees.

A federal court upheld a lower court ruling that the child of a woman who pleaded guilty to killing the child’s father is liable for federal income tax...

Long-term 401(k) participants took a big hit to their accounts in 2008 but otherwise enjoyed an average 31.9%-advance in 2009, according to a new study.

Plan sponsors who are allowing direct Roth rollovers from 401(k) and 403(b) plans don’t have to worry about mandatory withholding for those “distributions.”

Nyhart, an Indianapolis-based independent actuarial and employee benefits consulting firm, announced what it calls standards for the Next Generation 401(k).

A new report suggests that workplace retirement plan participation is down, but better than it has been in the past decade. 

The Bank of America Merrill Lynch "401(k) Contribution Activities Scorecard" for Q3 2010 found modest improvements in participants’ saving behavior, but also record levels of loans and hardship...

Pre-retiree participants who continuously held a 401(k) plan with Fidelity Investments for the past 10 years more than doubled their account balances, according to a Fidelity news release.

A retirement industry trade group says that a proposal in the Deficit Reduction Commission Proposals could eliminate 401(k) plans.