Tag: Defined contribution

By looking at the groups who scored highest in all categories in its Retire Ready Index, Voya offers an opportunity to better understand the traits, behaviors and practices...

As plan advisers are increasingly focused on new strategies to improve plan participant outcomes, liquid alternatives may present an opportunity to diversify retirement portfolios.

Target date funds (TDFs) were the dominant source for inflows into defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in 2014, with nearly 33% of cash flows invested in the multi-asset...

The Principal’s retirement transition program aims to build confidence and provide resources to pre-retirees.

A federal district court has ruled float income is not a retirement plan asset belonging to participants.

Meeting income objectives in retirement is key for target-date funds, according to 401(k) consultants polled by PIMCO.

Empower introduced the Empower Institute to provide research and discussion about a range of critical issues and challenges related to retirement savings, guaranteed income and investing.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announced a direct final rule that provides a two-month grace period for participant-directed individual account plans, such as...

The Department of Labor (DOL) contends that, when establishing an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), a company’s owner sought to inflate the company’s stock price to benefit himself.

Assets held in employer-sponsored retirement plans increased 11.5% to reach $11.3 trillion at the close of 2014, according to Spectrem's 2015 Market Insights Report.

Research from TIAA-CREF finds Americans hold a variety of saving and investing priorities that all compete for a piece of the paycheck, from short-term savings to IRAs and...

ERISApedia.com has begun publishing the Fiduciary Responsibility eSource, a publication which provides guidance for 401(k) and 403(b) plan advisers and sponsors.

The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries has rebranded as the American Retirement Association.

Participants in defined contribution plans did little to rebalance their portfolios in February.

Seven in 10 U.S. investors with more than $100,000 in accumulated assets said they are not confident or are unsure they will have enough saved to fund a...

A bipartisan group of U.S. House members penned an open letter to the Department of Labor that demands more detail be shared about the ongoing fiduciary redefinition effort.

Legislation has been introduced that would increase the cap on deferrals and matching contributions for safe harbor plans.

A report suggests employers that use automatic enrollment in their defined contribution retirement plans may be using deferral and match rates that offset the costs of higher participation.

A survey found those with a “savings plan with specific goals” reported more success in savings efforts.

Advice has taken on new dimensions in the retirement space, according to Cerulli Associates, and is often implemented automatically and without requiring input from the recipient.