Tag: Defined contribution

Invesco has rolled out PlanForward Foundations, a series of toolkits designed to help financial advisers grow their defined contribution (DC) business.

The adoption of cash balance plans has slowed to a trickle since the passage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, according to Sibson Consulting, a division of...

Total assets held in employer-sponsored retirement plans was $10.2 trillion at the end of 2010, up 11% from $9.3 trillion a year earlier, a Spectrem Group analysis indicates.

Vanguard research shows that defined contribution (DC) savings for most participants continued to grow over three- and five-year periods, even during the turbulent years of 2008–2009.

Working Americans are a lot less confident about their retirement prospects, according to a new report. 

Towers Watson published a report analyzing investment rates of returns in defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans before and after the recession.

Russell Investments hired Richard Davies as managing director, defined contribution (DC).

Steven Moen joins UBS in the newly created position of Executive Director of Defined Contribution and Retirement Solutions Group.

Laying it all out on the table, PLANSPONSOR and PLANADVISER’s Editor-in-Chief, Nevin E. Adams, opened the first Virtual PLANADVISER National Conference (VPANC) by outlining the top 10 trends...

Towers Watson took an in-depth look at defined contribution (DC) plans among Fortune 100 companies, focusing on plan design and investment options.

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J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPAM) has tapped John Galateria as managing director, head of Defined Contribution Investment Solutions (DCIS). 

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

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...

The Financial Research Corporation (FRC) projects asset growth in the DC market will achieve close to a 12% compounded annual growth rate between 2010 and 2015.

RidgeWorth Investments hired Brandon Shea to fill the newly-created role of National Sales Manager for its Defined Contribution Investment Only team.

The U.S. Department of Labor is ordering Barstow Truck Parts and Equipment Co. President, James M. Rajacich Sr., to restore $118,249 to the company’s profit-sharing plan.

Retirement benefits - especially defined benefit (DB) programs - are giving employers an added advantage when it comes to attracting and retaining new employees, according to a survey...

Plans in the Callan DC Index recovered lost ground in the third quarter, returning 8.4% on average.