Tag: Defined contribution

DC plan providers are turning to cloud-based technology and other solutions to redesign communication geared toward different generational groups.

Longevity, lower investment returns, and inadequate savings are contributing to a growing shortfall in what individuals will need for a longer retirement, a report says.

In the midst of ongoing litigation regarding excessive fees, plan sponsors need an understanding of the different fund share classes available and how they affect fee structure. 

Prudential Financial says adding guaranteed income solutions in defined contribution (DC) plans can help reduce the amount participants would need to save by as much as 36%.

The university is just the latest to face an ERISA class action lawsuit filed by one of its employees, alleging imprudence in the management of retirement planning benefits. 

Witnesses called out regulations that hurt Americans retirement savings—the fiduciary rule, among others—and made recommendations for new rules that...

Plan sponsors can provide participants with a variety of tools to help them determine whether they are on the right track to retire on time.

Providers introduce plan health assessment tools: One is part of a suite of financial wellness solutions, and one offers an assessment that includes plan compliance measures.

Of this group, 58% obtain professional financial advice.

Financial Independence Selects FSC as Broker-Dealer; Hueler & NISA Collaborate With Focus on Retirement Income; and Capital Fiduciary Advisors Team Joins Bronfman E.L. Rothschild, and more.

Most participants are taking advantage of the combined benefits an HSA and 401(k) have to offer, but there is still a gap in knowledge of HSA basics among...

The seminar will be held in Springfield, Illinois, on June 21.

Providers are enhancing managed accounts with new features and are seeking to maximize the benefits of these solutions in order to outweigh their costs. 

An industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience will lead Prudential Financial’s retirement business.

The Senate has passed legislation mirroring House-approved measures that will eliminate the Obama-era DOL rules regarding exempting state- and municipality-run retirement plans from ERISA.

There is still a chance of proposals from the Trump administration and for discussions in Congress to come to fruition.

Thirty-five percent say their benefits, outside of medical insurance, do not meet their needs.

However, corporate funds' and Taft Hartley plan's returns trailed those of public funds and foundations and endowments.

The Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act would allow employees to continue to contribute to their DC plans during the six months following a hardship withdrawal, among other...

Small-business employees in Connecticut will soon be able to access retirement planning services administered by the state, and their employers have a variety of opinions about what this...