Tag: Defined contribution

The current focus on retirement plan costs to participants provides a growth opportunity for the use of institutional investment products in defined contribution plans.

Curtailing the current tax treatment of retirement savings plan contributions will reduce employers’ willingness to sponsor plans and workers’ ability to save, a survey suggests.

Over the past two years, defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors have taken small but significant steps to help participants improve their retirement readiness.

During the third quarter, Callan DC Index balances improved by more than 4%, mostly because of market appreciation.

Defined contribution (DC) plan fees hit a record low this year, according to a survey by NEPC LLC.

The 2008 stock market crash wiped out trillions of dollars in defined contribution (DC) retirement accounts.

Individual retirement account (IRA) assets reached $5 trillion in the first quarter of 2012, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

New York Life Investments and Reliance Trust Company have introduced a stable value fund.

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) grassroots campaign aims at protecting tax incentives.

Reenrollment in a QDIA can help improve plan diversification, according to a Vanguard research paper.

A Cogent Research study provides insight into what DC plan participants want from their plans and plan providers.

Average daily transfer volume among defined contribution (DC) plan participants was very low during October.

An employer did not violate ERISA by eliminating the right to transfer from a defined contribution to a defined benefit plan, a court found.

Employers and employees face two main obstacles for retirement saving: tough economic times and ineffective education.

Retirement plan sponsors should consider a broader approach to their defined contribution (DC) plan investment menus, a paper suggests.

Defined contribution (DC) plans could improve participants' retirement outcomes by adopting practices of defined benefit (DB) plans and other institutional investors.

The goals and designs of defined contribution (DC) plans are evolving as defined benefit (DB) plans are increasingly replaced.

 Following the final Department of Labor (DOL) 408(b)(2) and 404(a)(5) regulations, many providers and plan sponsors were unprepared, but there are best practices to avoid an audit.

Dedicated Defined Benefit Service rolled out an improved retirement comparison tool for advisers.

Lincoln Financial Group is encouraging Americans to save for their retirement through a video series that kicks off during National Save for Retirement Week, October 21 to October...