Deals & People March 8th, 2023 Student Loan Firm Candidly Raises $20.5M in Financing Candidly’s student debt and savings service for employers and retirement recordkeepers has brought in Series B financing led by investment...
Client Service March 7th, 2023 How to Guide Retirement Savers in 2023 Advisers and plan sponsors should encourage savers to focus on opportunities from the Secure 2.0 Act and on building up...
In Practice March 3rd, 2023 529 College Savings Plans Reach Record Amid Student Loan Forgiveness Debate 529 college savings plans reach $411 billion as Supreme Court and private industry considers how to manage student loan burdens.
Compliance March 1st, 2023 What Resumption of Student Loan Payments Would Mean for Employers With pundits saying the Supreme Court will likely strike down student debt forgiveness, employers and providers are getting ready to...
Deals & People March 1st, 2023 Adviser Product Partnerships RBC C&C selects Vestwell as 401(k) provider; Sanctuary Wealth partners with Pontera on retirement asset management; Prudential, Vitality Global expand...
Compliance February 28th, 2023 EBSA Head Says Disclosure, SECURE 2.0, ESG Are Key Priorities EBSA’s Lisa Gomez identified upcoming regulatory priorities related to SECURE 2.0 and the importance of effective disclosure at a conference...
Compliance February 27th, 2023 IRI to Push for Annuities as Default Retirement Investment Option in ‘23 The retirement insurance industry group is calling for legislation that would do away with a liquidity feature that limits certain...
In Practice February 18th, 2023 Employers Working to Address Growing Concerns for Emergency Saving HR leaders are struggling to manage the array of employee stressors related to a lack of emergency funds.
Compliance February 10th, 2023 Will RMD Age Increases Cause ‘Abandoned’ Property Problems? SECURE 2.0 increased the RMD age to 73 and will increase it again to 75 in 2033. Some states’ laws...
Compliance January 25th, 2023 SECURE 2.0 Error Threatens Catch-Up Contributions, but Meaning Is Clear A mistake in SECURE 2.0 legislation would eliminate both future and existing retirement plan catch-up contributions, though IRS interpretation to...
Products January 23rd, 2023 Delta Taps Fidelity to Run New Emergency Savings Program Starting in January, Delta will give eligible employees up to $1,000 toward an emergency savings account if they complete a...
Compliance January 20th, 2023 Regulatory and Statutory Changes Coming to Self-Corrections Programs Plans will find more room to correct their own mistakes under SECURE 2.0 and a DOL proposed rule change.
Compliance January 19th, 2023 Small Businesses and SECURE 2.0: Exemptions and Tax Credits SECURE 2.0 offers tax credits to create plans, as well as to join existing PEPs and MEPs.
Deals & People January 13th, 2023 BlackRock Invests in Small Business 401(k) Provider Human Interest BlackRock’s investment comes on the heels of retirement legislation designed to increase retirement plan coverage by small businesses.
Compliance January 12th, 2023 529s and ABLE Accounts Both Get a Boost from SECURE 2.0 The changes make it possible to roll over 529s into Roth IRAs and easier to qualify for an ABLE account.
Deals & People January 11th, 2023 Carson Partners with “Conflict Free” Vestwell on 401(k) Offering Vestwell will provide financial advisory Carson Group with small and midsize business 401(k) and 403(b) plan programs for its investment...
Compliance January 10th, 2023 Age-Specific Changes Found in SECURE 2.0 SECURE increases the RMD age and expands the amount of catch-up contributions certain participants can make.
Compliance January 10th, 2023 DOL to Consult Industry on How To “Facilitate” PEP Uptake Among items on DOL/EBSA's agenda: speaking with retirement plan service providers, employers and employees on what regulators can do to...
Compliance January 9th, 2023 How SECURE 2.0 Will Affect New Plan Creation The two main provisions affecting new plan creation are required automatic features and more generous tax credits.
Compliance January 6th, 2023 After Committee Change, SECURE 2.0 Does Not Allow CITs in 403(b)s The language required to allow CITs in 403(b) plans was dropped in the final bill after inter-committee negotiations.