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Deutsche AM Slashes Mutual Fund Expenses; Fidelity Cuts Expenses on Mutual Funds; Transamerica Debuts Smart Beta ETFs; and more.

DiMeo Schneider & Associates, L.L.C. has rolled out SMART PLAN, for which it will accept fiduciary responsibility as a 3(38) discretionary manager for plans with assets between $10...

The motivation for creating the Outcome Optimizer was born out of the understanding that plan sponsors and business owners are competitive by nature and, for the most part,...

Tell them about how they are putting their retirement at a disadvantage, one expert recommends.

PwC finds some DB plan sponsors are using multiple discount rates, and some have moved to mark-to-market accounting.

While most employers outsource administration of frozen and closed DB plans, others team with consultants to set goals, tame plan data and answer questions concerning benefit accruals.

Aria’s RetireOne Platform Offering Variable Annuity; Vanguard Launches Global Balanced Funds; Pensionmark Rolls Out New Investment Reporting Tools; and more.

A new feature of Betterment’s mobile app will allow customers to send instant messages to financial experts.

They allow the plan to give higher contributions to the owners.

Robust plan design, education and the use of digital tools can increase employee engagement with their retirement plans, the firm's Plan Wellness Scorecard shows.

The organization has issued a report analyzing what is working in DC plans and how the existing tools can be leveraged further.

Some advisers say retirement plan fees can be reduced by as much as 50%.

Some define it in monetary terms, and others as a state of well-being.

Wilshire Launches VETS Index; Betterment Sprouts SRI Option for Participants; LPL Opens Mutual-Fund Only Platform; and more.

The report from Mercer suggests designing smart systems to help ensure adequate savings given the many things competing for an individual’s paycheck and the lure of the immediate...

Ron Cohen, head of DCIO sales at Wells Fargo, compares the surprisingly wide gap between what plan sponsors expect from their advisers versus what advisers generally prioritize. 

"Employers may want to reevaluate the allocation of benefit dollars to better respond to employees’ needs and concerns,” says Alexa Nerdrum with Willis Towers Watson.

However, the CEO of IonTuition says employees need to take a balanced approach to plan for their future and deal with immediate needs at the same time.

A paper from the American Academy of Actuaries gives examples of which DB plan funding measurements are useful for different plan sponsor situations.

"A Financial Wellness Primer" points out the cost of a workforce that is not financially healthy and the productivity gains and return on investment of offering a financial...