Tag: Defined contribution

A lawsuit has been filed that some say is the first to cite the Supreme Court case about whether retirement plan fiduciaries have a presumption of prudence for...

PSCA’s 57th Annual Survey shows plan sponsors are increasing efforts to encourage retirement savings among employees.

Commentators are questioning the accuracy of Census Bureau data that examines how well off Americans are in retirement.

As employers enter the last two years of the preapproved retirement plan restatement cycle, ERISA consultants say restatements are a critical opportunity to realign plan documents and operations.

Mobile-optimized sites with transaction capabilities are slowly but surely entering the retirement planning picture, according to Corporate Insight research.

Gina Gurgiolo has joined Mercer's defined contribution (DC) advisers specialty practice.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is publishing a final rule for transferring defined contribution (DC) plan accounts into a defined benefit (DB) plan.

A survey from Towers Watson reveals some emerging and growing trends in defined contribution plan design, investments, fees and communications.

Midterm election results are often interpreted to mean different and contradictory things—but there appears to be some consensus in the retirement industry about the new political landscape in...

Defined contribution plan recordkeeping data shows U.S. participants are strongly committed to their workplace retirement savings programs, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

Adding a 10% real estate exposure to defined contribution retirement plan portfolios can enhance the risk-return outlook and dampen volatility for participants, a new study suggests.

The Department of Labor filed a lawsuit to restore $7 million to participants in two Wheeling, West Virginia-based retirement plans, following alleged misconduct by plan fiduciaries.

Client pressure to cut costs is leading advisers working with defined contribution (DC) retirement plans to significantly change fund lineup recommendations in favor of passive investment options.

Consultants and financial advisers face strong opportunity in developing sophisticated investment strategies for their institutional clients, according to new research from Cerulli Associates.

Retirement plan participants subscribe to a variety of wrong ideas about retirement and their retirement plans, but there are ways to set them on the right track.

Taking a retirement plan loan can have a big impact on a participant’s retirement income, especially if the participant does not pay the loan back or stops contributing...

Investment management firm AllianceBernstein L.P. announced three new hires to its defined contribution team.

The U.S. retirement plan landscape has moved from a defined benefit (DB) to a defined contribution (DC) approach, and now it is moving to an “undefined” contribution system, one Treasury...

Total U.S. retirement assets reached $24 trillion as of June 30, up 2.8% from $23.4 trillion measured on March 31.

A new strategy outline issued by the American Benefits Council (ABC) suggests the advocacy group will work to achieve public policy reform that more closely unifies health care...