Tag: Defined contribution

Just 0.022% of total defined contribution (DC) plan assets traded in December 2014, with a slight majority of days (55%) favoring equities over fixed-income assets, Aon Hewitt data...

A committee tasked with considering a state-established retirement plan for private-sector employees has issued its recommendation report.

PLANADVISER announced today the winners of the second annual Advisers’ Choice Awards, to be handed out at its annual PLANSPONSOR/PLANADVISER Awards for Excellence dinner. The event will be...

Mergers and acquisitions among health care organizations continue to affect not-for-profit health care organizations and their retirement plan investing decisions.

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted several sets of rules and proposed others related to data collection and reporting for security-based swap data repositories.

Plan Administrators Inc. launched the Co-Pilot 401(k) program, aimed at addressing the challenges faced by retirement plan investors and their advice providers.

Unlike established retirement plans with hundreds or thousands of participants, startup plans at small businesses are often at risk of folding because of weak participation.

Retirement investors and pension funds have not had to wait very long to test their 2015...

A federal district court has denied Boeing’s request for summary judgment on the merits of Spano vs. The Boeing Company, a long-running excessive 401(k) fee case.

A new rule for retirement plan distributions makes way for high earners to get into Roth IRAs.

Recent reports have claimed health savings accounts (HSAs) can be a useful additional tool for retirement saving. But, how feasible is it that employees can accumulate savings in...

Continuing an annual tradition, consulting firm Mercer has compiled a list of the top 10 recommended steps that defined contribution plans should take over the next year.

Defined Contribution Investment Only (DCIO) providers will continue expanding their distribution staffs in 2015, according to new research from Ignites Retirement Research.

Retirement plan advisers get a glimpse of any changes in Form 5500 filing requirements from the newly released...

Most employees participate when offered access to a defined contribution retirement plan, but a strong majority also cite worries and ignorance about tough investing topics.

More investors surveyed prefer a 401(k) over a pension, and they do not want to give up control of all retirement savings actions.

Fewer retirement plans offer employer stock and fewer plan participants hold concentrated company stock positions in their retirement savings accounts, finds a new analysis from Vanguard.

Trends, legislation, regulations and litigation will continue to affect the retirement industry in 2015.

Target-date funds are expected to capture almost 90% of 401(k) contributions by 2019.

EBRI finds the percentage of all families with an individual account retirement plan, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, has decreased.