Tag: defined contribution plans

Ten percent more employers than in 2016 that offer retirement programs are measuring the financial readiness of employees to retire, a survey found.

Leading distributors are consolidating assets, and new groups are growing in influence.

ICI finds the first quarter of the year tends to have lower percentages of DC plan participants with loans outstanding compared with later quarters.

“By providing a more diversified set of fixed income options, plan sponsors can help participants be better equipped to weather any challenging market environment, such as the rising...

They deferred 90% or more of the maximum that could be invested in a defined contribution (DC) plan in 2017.

PGIM suggests DC plan sponsors look to the investing approach of defined benefit (DB) plans, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, insurance company general accounts, sophisticated wealth management platforms and...

The ARA says e-delivery can lead to increased saving and investing.

The ERISA Advisory Council has provided the DOL with recommendations for design and delivery improvements with respect to the Summary Plan Description, the Annual Funding Notice and the...

According to Willis Towers Watson’s Thinking Ahead Institute’s 2018 Global Pension Assets Study, the institute sees shifts in investment models for retirement plans across the globe.

More than one-quarter of organizations have or are planning or considering increasing 401(k) contributions, Willis Towers Watson finds.

In the majority of cases, the plan’s consultant/adviser conducts the benchmarking (82.8%)—higher than in prior years, Callan finds.

A final rule opens the current program to terminated DC plans and small professional service defined benefit plans.

The app generates a personal projection of monthly income in dollars or, if preferred, shows the progress towards a stated financial wellness goal in retirement as a percentage...