Tag: Defined contribution

Defined Contribution Investment Only (DCIO) providers will continue expanding their distribution staffs in 2015, according to new research from Ignites Retirement Research.

Retirement plan advisers get a glimpse of any changes in Form 5500 filing requirements from the newly released...

Most employees participate when offered access to a defined contribution retirement plan, but a strong majority also cite worries and ignorance about tough investing topics.

More investors surveyed prefer a 401(k) over a pension, and they do not want to give up control of all retirement savings actions.

Fewer retirement plans offer employer stock and fewer plan participants hold concentrated company stock positions in their retirement savings accounts, finds a new analysis from Vanguard.

Trends, legislation, regulations and litigation will continue to affect the retirement industry in 2015.

Target-date funds are expected to capture almost 90% of 401(k) contributions by 2019.

EBRI finds the percentage of all families with an individual account retirement plan, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, has decreased.

A lawsuit has been filed that some say is the first to cite the Supreme Court case about whether retirement plan fiduciaries have a presumption of prudence for...

PSCA’s 57th Annual Survey shows plan sponsors are increasing efforts to encourage retirement savings among employees.

Commentators are questioning the accuracy of Census Bureau data that examines how well off Americans are in retirement.

As employers enter the last two years of the preapproved retirement plan restatement cycle, ERISA consultants say restatements are a critical opportunity to realign plan documents and operations.

Mobile-optimized sites with transaction capabilities are slowly but surely entering the retirement planning picture, according to Corporate Insight research.

Gina Gurgiolo has joined Mercer's defined contribution (DC) advisers specialty practice.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is publishing a final rule for transferring defined contribution (DC) plan accounts into a defined benefit (DB) plan.

A survey from Towers Watson reveals some emerging and growing trends in defined contribution plan design, investments, fees and communications.

Midterm election results are often interpreted to mean different and contradictory things—but there appears to be some consensus in the retirement industry about the new political landscape in...

Defined contribution plan recordkeeping data shows U.S. participants are strongly committed to their workplace retirement savings programs, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

Adding a 10% real estate exposure to defined contribution retirement plan portfolios can enhance the risk-return outlook and dampen volatility for participants, a new study suggests.

The Department of Labor filed a lawsuit to restore $7 million to participants in two Wheeling, West Virginia-based retirement plans, following alleged misconduct by plan fiduciaries.