Tag: 457

We had wrapped up a very successful half-day adviser event ahead of our annual Awards for Excellence dinner last week.   

An average 22% of eligible participants participated in state and local government plans during 2010, down from 29% a year before, according to a report.

ING’s U.S. Retirement Services announced that it has been selected as the service provider for the Howard University & Howard University Hospital Savings Plan.

The adjustments are in line with The Hartford's newest strategies: increasing its share of government and tax-exempt retirement plans and enhancing participant education.

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

PLANSPONSOR  today proudly announces the 2011 winners of its annual Plan Sponsor of the Year awards across five distinct workplace segments:  

There’s been a lot of talk coming from Washington of late about the need to have “an adult conversation” with the American people. 

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. hired three regional sales representatives.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. launched a new educational program to encourage participation in defined contribution retirement plans, in recognition of national Save for Retirement Week

President Obama on Monday signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act, which included a provision allowing in-plan Roth conversions in 401(k), 403(b), and governmental 457(b) plans.

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that includes provisions allowing retirement plan participants to roll over their assets into in-plan Roth accounts.  

Total not-for-profit retirement plan assets exceeded $1 trillion as of March 31—the first time since 2007, according to a quarterly survey of plan service providers by LIMRA.

Prudential Retirement's Total Retirement Solutions (TRS) offering has been enhanced to include a new nonqualified product.

Retirement Plan Advisory Group (RPAG) has recruited David W. Stecher as national practice leader for Executive Benefits Consulting.

ING Institutional Plan Services Group will be the administrator for Minnesota's 457 deferred compensation plan.

Symetra Life Insurance Company has launched Retirement Passport Group Variable Annuity for the 403(b)/457 market.

The California Institute of Technology has chosen TIAA-CREF to be the single administrative services provider for the Caltech Retirement Program, beginning January 1.