Tag: Plan design

The SPARK Institute Inc., a lobbying group for retirement plan service providers, is hoping to secure more flexibility from federal regulators regarding certain investment-related disclosure requirements.

Northeast Professional Planning Group Inc. (NPPG) now offers ERISA 3(16) fiduciary services to assist plan sponsors in day-to-day administration and compliance efforts.

When you take on investment risk, you know returns could be high or low. But what that means for a multiemployer pension plan is different than for a...

Financial professionals working as outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs) expect growing demand from non-pension clients in the coming years.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to expand its pre-approved defined benefit plan program to permit plans with certain cash balance features to be submitted by sponsors and...

The adoption of smart beta exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is increasing among institutional asset managers, a new study finds.

New analysis concludes that Social Security benefits, along with 401(k) savings, can provide workers with an annual income level representing more than half of preretirement pay.

Investment management firm Vanguard will be partnering with HelloWallet, a financial wellness service, to help employees save more for retirement.

An account platform from Gemini Alternative Funds LLC, a subsidiary of Northstar Financial Services Group, provides investment advisers with centralized access to alternative investments.

Cameron MacLeod joined actuarial and benefits consulting firm Nyhart to lead its national retirement plan growth initiative.

The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company Inc. added the Federated Investors Capital Preservation Fund to its fund lineups.

The American Academy of Actuaries has released a report that provides guidance for evaluating retirement plans.

There is a strong connection between subjective life expectancy and retirement expectations, according to a new research paper.

A new survey finds that retirement plan participants tend to make investment decisions conservatively.

Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors were less active in certain areas in 2013 than in 2012, according to Callan’s 2014 DC Trends Survey.

Another participant in Fidelity Investments’ own retirement plan has brought a lawsuit saying participants paid excessive fees.

More employees are participating in employer-sponsored retirement plans, thanks to plan design changes, but there are still improvements that can be made.

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, signed into law in December, increases both the flat- and variable-rate single-employer Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums.

Fidelis Fiduciary Management launched an independent investment management program for financial advisers who cannot or choose not to serve as fiduciaries for their 401(k) clients.

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