Assets in employer-sponsored retirement plans, IRAs and annuities totaled $17.9 trillion at year-end 2011, up slightly from 2010, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).
Because of the economy and recent employment-related legislation, many employers have shifted to benefits that place primary responsibility and control on employees, a survey found.
Younger, less-educated and lower-paid employees are more likely to choose the investment provider that offers face-to-face financial advice, a survey found.
Lincoln Trust Company has acquired Independent Pension Consultants Ltd. (IPC), a regional plan administration and consulting firm in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has concluded that defined contribution retirement plan approaches in other countries may be beneficial to the U.S.
The annual Trustees report on the financial health of Social Security Trust Funds says funds will be exhausted by 2033, three years sooner than projected last year.
Now that the Department of Labor’s (DoL) regulation for 408(b)(2) has been finalized, it is important for plan advisers to understand how the final ruling impacts them.
The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) interim report of responses from its 401(k) Compliance Check Questionnaire offers a view of the 401(k) plan design landscape.