Tag: 401(k)

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Saturday threw his support behind President Barack Obama’s announcement of initiatives to help Americans increase their personal savings. 

As the nation turns its attention to the three-day Labor Day weekend, the White House is talking about retirement security. 

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has turned to William Erlandson to supplement its Taft-Hartley sales business.

A Nashville, Tennessee, service provider has tapped Courtenay Shipley as vice president, Retirement Services.

No matter how tight your—or your plan sponsor clients'—budget is, the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) has materials available that will...

10 Things You’re (Probably) Doing Wrong—or Not Doing Right—as a Plan Fiduciary (continued).

QVC officials have completed their investigation into alleged employee misconduct in taking 401(k) loans, but declined to say if they found any fraud or if any workers had...

Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) has introduced Healthy 401(k) Plan Analytics, a software tool allowing sponsors to track and analyze participant behavior and trends.

Thirty-eight percent of surveyed employers reported their employees cut the amount of their retirement savings in 2009, while 12% also saw an upswing in opt-outs from automatic enrollment...

QVC said it continues to investigate alleged irregularities regarding employee 401(k) hardship withdrawals at its Rocky Mount, North Carolina, distribution center.

ShareBuilder 401k, provider of 401(k) plans for businesses with one to 250 employees, has introduced a 401(k) offering to be sold through registered investment advisers (RIAs).

A new survey found that in addition to reducing 401(k) contributions, employers are looking to cut cost by negotiating fees with their providers or advisers.

The Illinois Bankers Association (IBA) and the Springfield, Illinois-based Empire Advisory Group are teaming up to offer Empire's 401(k) plan, 403(b) plan, and nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans...

An Albuquerque, New Mexico-based firm has launched an “Individual 401k (i401k)” for small-business owners looking for retirement plan options.  

MassMutual announced it is continuing to develop its sales team with the addition of Francesca Messano as managing director covering southern California and Hawaii.

Starbucks announced to its U.S. employees that it will make the company discretionary match to the Future Roast 401(k) Savings Plan for the 2009 plan year.

Kane County (Utah) Hospital employees whose 401(k) retirement plan accounts have been frozen by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are threatening to sue the hospital.

MassMutual's Retirement Services Division has announced Daniel Darby joined its field sales team as a managing director.

The Principal Financial Group has unveiled a new online tool to help 401(k) participants estimate how long it will take for their balance to be rebuilt to January...

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services said its new 401(k) proposal package was built to allow financial advisers to highlight elements of particular relevance to a plan sponsor.