Tag: Recordkeepers

Mercer said its recent effort with Synapses Inc., a provider of personalized 401(k) education, products, and services, indicates using targeted employee communications can achieve better plan results.

Particularly in the small-plan market, retirement plan providers are seeing more business come through third-party administrators (TPAs)—and, as a result, are ramping up their efforts to attract TPAs.

Folio Institutional and Alliance Benefit Group Carolinas have teamed up to offer Folio(k).

Two providers have teamed up to offer a new 401(k) services.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is introducing a tool to its 401(k) plan sponsor clients designed to monitor and score the "financial wellness" of employees enrolled in their...

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has announced plans to introduce its new RetireSmart participant statement later this year.

Mercer reported that as of year-end 2009, nearly 70% of defined contribution participant balances have returned to levels prior to the stock market declines of 2008 and early...

Once again, 401(k) participants that were inclined to rebalance their accounts tended to chase the market.

Fidelity Investments' 401(k) highlights from 2009 showed that many participants recouped much of their losses from 2008.

The Hartford Life Insurance Co. will pay $13.8 million to settle a four-year-old fiduciary breach suit over revenue-sharing payments from mutual fund companies.

The Retirement Services division of American United Life Insurance Company (AUL), a OneAmerica company, announced Peter Welsh has been named to the newly created position of vice president...

A study affirms the idea that defined contribution (DC) plans could end up with differing plan design features and results depending on the choice of service providers such...

Dan Caple has joined MassMutual's Retirement Services sales team in the South/Central Division.

ING’s U.S. Retirement Services business has unveiled a business-building program for advisers, consultants, and third-party administrators (TPA) for small- and mid-sized corporate retirement plans.

Ascensus has bolstered its sales force with an additional Regional Vice President, Josh Haynes, who will focus on the company’s "Rocky Mountain" territory.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division released data indicating that participants in its retirement plans are taking a calmer, longer-term approach to their retirement saving plans.

Most American workers feel unprepared for retirement and are open to making changes to retirement plans, such as implementing automatic features, according to a new survey by Prudential...