Tag: Defined contribution

Engaging plan sponsors in a meaningful dialogue to enhance the success of their retirement programs has never been more challenging.

It is possible to estimate the amounts necessary to make the value of defined benefit (DB) plans equal to income paid by defined contribution (DC) arrangements.

Total U.S. retirement assets reached $21.7 trillion at the end of September, up 3.9% from the $20.9 trillion measured at the end of the June.

Defined contribution (DC) plans have already taken some lessons from defined benefit (DB) plans.

More than half (60%) of 401(k) participants age 55 and older believe they are ill-prepared for retirement, says new research.

Richard (Dick) Davies has returned to AllianceBernstein to lead the firm's defined contribution (DC) business.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) appointed Mark Fortier as managing director and head of global defined contribution (DC) research and product development.

Prudential has launched Prudential Day One Funds, its target-date fund series.

Mercer hired Mark Lawson and Ani Chatmajian within its U.S. benefits administration sales team.

Global asset manager Russell Investments has appointed Josh Cohen, CFA, as managing director, head of institutional defined contribution (DC).

The trend of auto-enrolling employees into defined contribution plans is accelerating.

A new research paper finds that defined contribution (DC) retirement plans, such as 401(k)s, play a growing and important role in...

Principal PlanWorks, from The Principal Financial Group, is designed to improve the retirement readiness of retirement plan participants.

Two United States senators are calling on the U.S. Treasury to address nondiscrimination challenges facing employers that enact soft freezes on qualified defined benefit (DB) retirement plans.

Many self-employed people expect their savings to fund their retirement—but 40% are not saving regularly and 28% are not saving at all, a survey found.

A research paper examines the benefits of moving from a defined benefit (DB) plan to a defined contribution (DC) plan.

Millennial women show strong interest in personal finance but often lack the confidence to take action alone on investment decisions, a study shows.

A paper published in The Journal of Retirement argues that asset-allocation glide paths popularized in target-date funds (TDFs) fail to deliver superior end-point wealth.

Participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans are prepared to reduce 401(k) account contributions to mitigate worries over health care expenses, the Mercer Workplace Survey finds.