Data & Research November 26th, 2025 Employees, Employers Disclose Major Gaps in Retirement Awareness While plan sponsors overestimated participant preparedness, advisers can help ensure that those two groups are on the same page.
Compliance November 5th, 2025 IBM Faces ERISA Case Over TDF Performance The plan’s custom benchmark failed to properly track the investments, which underperformed similar funds, according to the plaintiffs.
Products & Services October 29th, 2025 Vitera Expands Guaranteed Income Solutions in DC Market In an exclusive interview, Vitera’s new CEO, Rebecca Tadikonda, explains the firm’s recent share class launch, market demand and re-branding.
Deals & People October 7th, 2025 TIAA Hires Rob Crothers to Head Business Development BlackRock’s former head of US retirement will lead efforts to develop strategic partnerships.
In Practice September 30th, 2025 Options Crucial for Retirement Tier Investing Industry experts say participants nearing retirement deserve plan design flexibility, education and personalized communication.
The Markets September 26th, 2025 CITs Outpace Mutual Funds in 2024 Collective investment trusts continue to win assets at a breakneck pace.
Data & Research September 4th, 2025 TDFs with Scheduled Retirement Payouts Up 25% Since 2024 Assets in target-date investments with embedded income features totaled $103 billion on June 30, according to Sway Research.
Data & Research September 2nd, 2025 Market Volatility Has Not Slowed 401(k) Growth Studying 2.7 million workers’ 401(k) accounts, ICI and EBRI found a median balance of 25.9% annualized increase from 2019 to...
Products & Services July 10th, 2025 LeafHouse, Capital Group Introduce Personalized Target-Date Service Target Date Plus, powered by LeafHouse, uses up to 10 participant data points to customize portfolios for each participant.
Compliance March 6th, 2025 PPL Corp. Agrees to Settle Participant Lawsuit Over TDFs for $8.2M Workers at the energy company claimed that PPL included underperforming target-date investments from Northern Trust in four of its retirement...
The Markets February 13th, 2025 Income Target-Funds Reach $22B in Assets in 2024 A majority of workers participating in employer-sponsored plans (86%) said they want their employers to offer in-plan retirement income options.
Compliance January 17th, 2025 SEC Fines Vanguard for Misleading Retail Target-Date Fund Investors The regulator determined that the firm failed to provide accurate details regarding the capital gains and tax consequences associated with...
Products & Services January 14th, 2025 TDFs With Annuity Options Set to Proliferate 2025 will likely see new entrants offering hybrid annuity TDFs, while existing players will announce more recordkeeper partnerships and asset...
Client Service January 14th, 2025 Q&A: Seeking a More Perfect TDF Philip Chao discusses his near-10-year path to creating a personalized target-date fund investment option for plan sponsors.
Products & Services January 8th, 2025 Catching Up With PIMCO’s Personalized Target-Date Funds The firm continues to pitch its myTDF, a personalized target-date-fund solution in market since 2023, as a way for plan...
Products & Services January 1st, 2025 How TDFs Are Evolving Personalizing glide paths by drawing on data from recordkeepers may help lead to better participant outcomes.
Products & Services January 1st, 2025 Beyond TDFs A look at some of the leading defined contribution investment solutions competing with target date funds.
In Practice January 1st, 2025 Nuts & Bolts: Best Practices in Target-Date-Fund Selection Industry experts discuss key considerations when picking the right TDFs for a plan.
View Points November 5th, 2024 Implicitly Wrong: Hidden Fees in Retirement Income Solutions Scott Colangelo of Prime Capital Financial argues that a lack of transparency will hold back the promise of in-DC-plan retirement...
Products & Services October 29th, 2024 2070 TDFs Are Here for Youngest Workers New vintages are available at many large asset managers, giving workers who consider themselves about 45 years from retirement the...