Tag: Defined contribution

Hank Kim, Esq., Executive Director and Counsel for the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS), has unveiled a proposal for a new type of retirement plan.

The Callan DC Index eked out a negligible 0.23% return in the second quarter of the year.

A nationwide survey of nearly 200 health care plan sponsors found that two-thirds of their employees participate in retirement plans, with participation in 401(k) plans slightly higher than...

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...

The Investment Company Institute (ICI) said plaintiffs’ contentions in Tibble v. Edison International that so-called “retail” mutual funds offered by the plan would not have been offered by...

The U.S. real estate business of UBS Global Asset Management appointed Laurie Tillinghast as Executive Director, Defined Contribution Product and Strategy.

Participant withdrawal and contribution data indicate that essentially all defined contribution plan participants continued to save in their retirement plans at work in the first quarter of the...

Mega defined contribution plan sponsors, whose plans have $500 million or more in assets, are focused on a unique set of factors when selecting a new asset manager...

While DCIO (Defined Contribution Investment-Only) assets continue to grow at a healthy pace, the industry is entering the early stages of maturity, according to a recently released study...

Automation has become standard in many defined contribution (DC) plans, according to a recent report from Aon Hewitt.

A survey from Aon Hewitt finds that defined contribution (DC) plans are now the primary retirement savings vehicle for the majority of workers, up substantially from 2009.

Russell Investments has expanded its institutional defined contribution team with the appointments of Keith Lennon and Michelle Rappa.

There were three big disclosure announcements last week.   

Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI) announced that David Skinner has joined the firm in a new role to help develop and execute its defined contribution strategy.

Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust announced that Steve Nolan has joined the firm as manager of transition services, effective July 1, 2011.

Employer-sponsored retirement plans continue to shift away from defined benefit (DB) plans toward defined contribution (DC) and Roth 401(k) savings plans, according to SHRM’s 2011 Employee Benefits report.

Investment management firm Brinker Capital has announced that seven exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been added to its defined contribution (DC) retirement plan offering.

Multiple employer plans (MEPs) can provide not only business growth for advisers, but can also help close the coverage gap in America, said Jim Kais, vice president and...

The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA) and Boston Research Group have released findings from a survey of non-qualified plans.

According to a recent white paper, researchers have found that electronic delivery of retirement documents benefits plan participants, and urge the Department of Labor to make it the...