Tag: Defined contribution

Ingham Retirement Group added LPL Financial LLC’s employee advice and education solutions to its retirement planning platform.

Millennials continue to be the big challenge for retirement plan participation, Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust finds.

Average 401(k) account balances have increased 93% since the economic downturn of 2009, according to research from The Principal Financial Group.

The average retirement plan participant’s decision to leave 401(k) assets in-plan or actuate a distribution when leaving an employer often hinges on whether they are retiring or taking...

A paper from Towers Watson recommends, for defined contribution (DC) plans, up to 25% of traditional U.S. aggregate bond assets can be switched to absolute return assets.

Eagle Asset Management has initiated distribution of collective investment trusts (CITs).

The retirement solutions business of Voya Financial (formerly ING U.S.) announced two additions to its Large Corporate Market team.

The expansion of the fiduciary definition proposed by the Department of Labor (DOL) could potentially impede the ability of small businesses to offer employees retirement plans, says a...

A new financial wellness program from Merrill Lynch helps clients assemble and compare competing financial concerns while also shaping an individualized, goal-oriented path towards a better retirement.

Target-date funds are the most popular asset allocation strategy, especially for women, according to data from MassMutual’s Retirement Services Division.

More corporate and institutional clients are seeking investment consultants and financial advisers with expertise in liability-driven investing (LDI), says a report from Cerulli Associates. 

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking comments about the definition of real property for real estate investment trust (REIT) investments.

Plan sponsors need to understand key issues as they meet their fiduciary obligations in this changing world, Bob Collie of Russell Investments says.

Affluent investors surveyed by Legg Mason identified the decisions they made that have had a positive impact on their investment success.

Whether their plan is soliciting requests for proposals (RFPs) or not, plan officials have the fiduciary duty to understand how their service providers’ Web offerings match the competitions’.

Aon Hewitt’s 401(k) Index shows April was another light trading month for defined contribution (DC) plan participants.

Do-it-yourself (DIY) retirement plan investors are falling behind their peers in meeting certain objectives, suggests a study from Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

More workers are satisfied with their retirement benefits now compared with five years ago, but satisfaction with other benefits has declined, according to professional services firm Towers Watson.

Fewer Americans plan to rely on a 401(k) account as their main source of retirement income than planned to prior to the recession, according to a recent Gallup...

Seyfarth Shaw, a law firm specializing in employment and benefits law, unveiled a new Employee Benefits Administrative Service Center for retirement plan clients.