Tag: PPA

Not just a 401(k) for nonprofits, 403(b) plans are a distinct world with unique challenges and a lot of complexity, advisers say.

A survey finds the majority of DC plan sponsors that offer company stock as an investment option have no plans to make changes to the offer, despite a...

As employers enter the last two years of the preapproved retirement plan restatement cycle, ERISA consultants say restatements are a critical opportunity to realign plan documents and operations.

Software developer NextCapital Group says it is building digital portfolio management and advice delivery tools that have the potential to reshape the defined contribution (DC) retirement plan industry.

Corporate employers have largely favored lump sum offerings as a means to settle pension liabilities, but changing market conditions could buck the trend this year.

It can improve participants’ portfolio construction, asset allocation and also participant outcomes. So what should advisers tell reluctant plan sponsors about auto re-enrollment?

In a comment letter, the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) urged the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to maintain existing regulations on reportable events requirements.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments about a proposed information collection request to guide rulemaking about retirement benefit statements.

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Director Joshua Gotbaum says some multiemployer plans could use more help to remain solvent.

A white paper contends defined benefit (DB) plans are positioned to make a comeback.

 A federal judge has approved calculations for an award to former participants in Alliant Energy Corp.’s cash balance plan. 

A majority of large U.S. corporate pension plans are underfunded, with future contributions a material expense for many over the coming years, according Fitch Ratings.

Data from the 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) suggests retirement savings progress has slowed and even reversed in the wake of the financial crisis.

Russell Investments compiled a handbook outlining the major issues facing corporate pension plan sponsors.

A federal district court dismissed claims by defined benefit (DB) plan participants over the removal of an early retirement provision due to the plan’s critical status.

 The share of plan assets in company stock fell seven percentage points for KSOPs because of the diversification provisions in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA2006). 

It should come as no surprise that the vast majority of plan sponsors who have adopted automatic enrollment have chosen to default that initial deferral at 3%...

Believe it or not, PLANADVISER Magazine is five years old this year. 

The retirement industry might want to be on the lookout for some Congressional action around retirement adequacy and retirement plan coverage.

With our PLANADVISER National Conference just one week away, I found myself turning back to my notes from the PLANSPONSOR National Conference in June.