Tag: Practice management

Plan sponsors and providers should provide believable retirement income solutions for participants.

The Ballpark E$timate iPhone application, provided in part by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), was developed to help with retirement saving.

Northern Trust added client collateral to the categories managed by its Exposure Analysis tool, to help institutional clients collect complex information at the fund or plan level.

SEI’s Institutional Group released the results of its corporate pension investment mid-year quick poll.

Jamie Ohl was hired as president of tax-exempt markets for the institutional retirement operations of ING U.S. 

 A website that helps advisers identify retirement savings gaps and simplify planning considerations was launched by The Principal.  

The PLANSPONSOR 2012 Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year and Adviser Team of the Year shared some information about practice management in a final conference session.

403(b) plans offer advisers access to a large amount of assets.

A tool to help plan sponsors and advisers visualize the impact of a reenrollment into target-date funds on participant outcomes was launched by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. 

“We consult with advisers on best practices,” Anders Smith, senior vice president, national sales manager, DCIO and strategic platforms at Nuveen Investments, told conference attendees.

It’s possible to broaden your practice successfully without running afoul of the rules, Roberta Ufford, principal at Groom Law Group, told conference attendees.

More than just cold calling, marketing and prospecting requires defining your brand and your value proposition, said Jason Chepenik, managing partner of Chepenik Financial.

Participants have expressed anxiety over retirement readiness, Joe Connell, managing director of Sheridan Road Financial, told attendees at the 2012 PLANADVISER National Conference in Orlando.

Pricing raises myriad issues, including type of compensation model, what services are factored in, and if similarly sized plans might call for different fees. 

A strong relationship still exists between an employee’s benefits enrollment experience and their perceived value of the benefits that their employer offers, a study found.

While National 401(k) Day is a good trigger to spur action from sponsors and participants to improve retirement readiness, the efforts should be ongoing.

The size of defined contribution (DC) participant balances declined in the second quarter of 2012 by more than 2%, according to the Callan DC Index.

The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company Inc. named Jasonn D. Potter regional vice president for its retirement plan sales team.

Benefit Plans Administrative Services Inc. (BPAS) released a program that aims to help terminated employees continue repaying loans after separation from service.

Traditionally, 401(k) Day has been the Friday following Labor Day.