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- 2012 Outlook for Retirement Plans: Sibson Consulting
- Permissible Plan Expenses and Those That Fall on the Wrong Side of the Fence
- ERISA’s Three-Headed Guardian
- Reflections on Retirement Regrets of 2011
- Mercer Workplace Survey™ reveals sharply lower economic outlook yet greater commitment to retirement
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“2012 will be a challenging year for retirement plan sponsors,” observes Stewart Lawrence, senior vice president and national retirement practice leader at Sibson Consulting.
Guarding ERISA is the federal government’s own version of Cerberus in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL) and the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC). These three agencies have been tasked by Congress to work in tandem and enforce ERISA.
Which Side of the Settlor Fence Do Your Plan Expenses Fall?
Yearend usually presents a good time for personal reflection back to previous excesses that may have lasting consequences
Mercer Workplace Survey™ reveals sharply lower economic outlook yet greater commitment to retirement
Mercer’s US Outsourcing business announced results today from its annual, nationally representative Mercer Workplace Survey™, which showed that US benefit plan participants are dramatically more pessimistic about their economic expectations than just one year ago.
In this period of economic stress and company benefit cutting, what does a smart employer do to retain valued employees, as well as maintain and stimulate employee productivity? One answer gaining traction in companies across America is to offer financial literacy courses, according to research contained in “Should you offer your employees basic financial training?” a new white paper produced by Alliant Credit Union.
More than 3,000 credit unions now have access to CUNA Mutual Group's newly released state-of-the-art online retirement guidance platform that takes the guess work out of managing individuals' retirement goals.
401kDIRECT together with Summit Trust Company introduces the DIRECT Multiple Employer Plan.
SEI Poll Results Suggest Inconsistent Use of Liability Driven Investing (LDI) Strategies
MassMutual Retirement Services recently launched its latest version of the Third-Party Administrator (TPA) New Business Implementation Kit.
Experts are predicting that the growing role of retirement advisers will be one of the most noteworthy changes in the retirement plan industry in the next five years,.
Just as employees benefit from maximizing their deferrals to receive all potential matching dollars, plan sponsors benefit from maximizing their plan designs to receive the greatest rewards.
New 401(k) Regulation sheds light for Plan Sponsors, Exposes Vendors’ Fees
John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (RPS) has introduced the John Hancock Education Resource Center, a website and materials ordering portal, designed to help plan sponsors, plan consultants and financial representatives educate and motivate employees about planning for retirement.
Battered retirement accounts, diminished home values and lack of personal savings are shattering the retirement confidence of middle-income Baby Boomers
Changes in Pricing Structures for Service Providers and Industry Consolidation Also Expected over the Next Five Years
The U.S. Department of Labor issued final regulations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to allow service providers and employers with participant-directed individual retirement account plans more time to comply with new fee and investment expense disclosure rules.
Pattern of Higher Balances Holds True Across All Compensation Levels
Personalized Expense Ratio" Combines Fees Paid with Investment Expenses to Present Complete Plan Cost to Advisors, Plan Sponsors, and Participants
With some unemployment rates the highest they have been in generations and the economy in a fragile state, many Americans are facing serious challenges to their retirement security.