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.
Compliance January 3rd, 2023 Implementing SECURE’s Emergency Savings Provisions Emergency savings options within retirement plans will finally be possible in 2024. But implementing them will require work that might...
Compliance January 3rd, 2023 SECURE 2.0 Changes Backloading Test for Cash Balance Plans The retirement reform legislation requires interest credits to be “reasonable” and no higher than 6%.
Compliance December 30th, 2022 Biden Signs SECURE 2.0 Into Law The retirement reform legislation is now officially passed, with widespread industry support.
Compliance December 27th, 2022 How Does One Implement a Student Loan Matching Benefit? SECURE 2.0 allows sponsors to offer retirement matching contributions for participant student loan payments.
Compliance December 23rd, 2022 Congress Passes SECURE 2.0, Forwarding Second Major Retirement Reform in Three Years The passage of sweeping policy to increase retirement saving among Americans now awaits presidential signature.
Compliance December 21st, 2022 Employee Stock Ownership Plans To Get a Boost from Omnibus Package Provisions found in the Work Act and SECURE 2.0 Act, both parts of the spending package, are intended to promote...
Compliance December 20th, 2022 SECURE 2.0 Bill Contains Popular and Widely Anticipated Retirement Reforms Legislation now needs Congressional approval, along with the budget, and the president’s signature this week.
In Practice December 20th, 2022 Retirement Advisers Increasingly Want PEP Option in Toolbox Pooled employer plans are still a nascent offering in the retirement market, but an increasing number of advisers want them...
Deals & People December 19th, 2022 Lori Lucas Will Retire as Head of EBRI The CEO of nearly five years will turn to fiction writing in 2023, leaving a remarkable legacy at EBRI.
In Practice December 14th, 2022 Fintech SMB Plan Providers Saw Growth in ’22 On Low-Fees, State Mandates Firms offering low-cost smaller company retirement plans say business is booming despite market volatility, but opinions are mixed on how...
Compliance December 12th, 2022 Expert Consensus: SECURE 2.0 May or May Not Pass Passage of the final bill depends on whether Congress can pass an annual budget.
Compliance December 9th, 2022 LPL Advisers Overwhelmingly Support SECURE 2.0 Even as Timeline for Passage Tightens On the same day Senator Rob Portman, a retirement-legislation leader, gave his farewell speech, a survey from the massive independent...
Compliance December 1st, 2022 Wait, SECURE 2.0 Might Not Pass? The legislative package may be running out of time, suggested Senator Ben Cardin at the EBRI Retirement Summit.
Compliance November 29th, 2022 What Do the Mid-Terms Mean for ESG and SECURE 2.0? ESG-minded investors have cause for concern, as Republicans prepare to take control of the House.
Compliance November 18th, 2022 SECURE 2.0 Enjoys Widespread and Consistent Industry Support Industry actors and interest groups continue to express enthusiastic support for SECURE 2.0 and support its passage in the coming...
Compliance November 14th, 2022 A Closer Look at the Emergency Savings Provisions in SECURE 2.0 Research shows ESAs can increase investment in retirement savings accounts, but Senate bills involved in SECURE 2.0 package contain different...
Compliance November 8th, 2022 Midterm Election Results Could Delay SECURE 2.0 A shift in Congressional power in Washington to Republicans could delay passage of SECURE 2.0 and push Democrat's ESG and...