Deals & People July 21st, 2009 Jackson to Retire from Nationwide After 25 years with Nationwide Financial, William S. Jackson, senior vice president for Retirement Plans, will retire at year-end.
Data & Research March 31st, 2009 Top DC Sponsor Concerns: Safety and Inflation More than a third of consultants said sponsors are planning to revisit the glide path of target-date funds, according to a survey by PIMCO.
Products March 25th, 2009 Putnam Launches New DC Platform Putnam Investments unveiled a new defined contribution platform for advisers and their plan sponsor clients.
investment-oriented Measuring the Unmeasurable Nobody has agreed how best to benchmark lifecycle funds. What to consider when making that determination.
intro What’s in a Name? "Fiduciary" is a word that is widely used but frequently misunderstood in the world of retirement plans.
investment-oriented Wrapping Them Up Exchange-traded funds are working their way into retirement plans, in a variety of interesting ways
trendspotting Providers Unsuccessful at Retaining DC Plan Assets Due to insufficient focus on retention, the inability to reach the plan participant at the appropriate time, and failure to build a relationship with the participant prior to...
micro scope Best of Both Worlds Once the province of large plans, "hybrid" cash balance now makes sense for micro plans