Tag: Defined contribution

Chris Blair joined Mercer’s San Francisco office as a principal for the firm’s defined contribution (DC) adviser specialty practice.

Five target-date funds (TDFs) are among the nine funds launched by BMO Global Asset Management.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is soliciting comments on a proposal to standardize and automate account activity and security reviews for its members.

Consulting firm Mercer has compiled a list of the top 10 recommended steps that defined contribution (DC) plans should take over the next year.

Millennium Trust Company released a white paper that addresses the growing problem of uncashed checks faced by retirement plan sponsors.

Engaging plan sponsors in a meaningful dialogue to enhance the success of their retirement programs has never been more challenging.

It is possible to estimate the amounts necessary to make the value of defined benefit (DB) plans equal to income paid by defined contribution (DC) arrangements.

Total U.S. retirement assets reached $21.7 trillion at the end of September, up 3.9% from the $20.9 trillion measured at the end of the June.

Defined contribution (DC) plans have already taken some lessons from defined benefit (DB) plans.

More than half (60%) of 401(k) participants age 55 and older believe they are ill-prepared for retirement, says new research.

Richard (Dick) Davies has returned to AllianceBernstein to lead the firm's defined contribution (DC) business.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) appointed Mark Fortier as managing director and head of global defined contribution (DC) research and product development.

Prudential has launched Prudential Day One Funds, its target-date fund series.

Mercer hired Mark Lawson and Ani Chatmajian within its U.S. benefits administration sales team.

Global asset manager Russell Investments has appointed Josh Cohen, CFA, as managing director, head of institutional defined contribution (DC).

The trend of auto-enrolling employees into defined contribution plans is accelerating.

A new research paper finds that defined contribution (DC) retirement plans, such as 401(k)s, play a growing and important role in...

Principal PlanWorks, from The Principal Financial Group, is designed to improve the retirement readiness of retirement plan participants.

Two United States senators are calling on the U.S. Treasury to address nondiscrimination challenges facing employers that enact soft freezes on qualified defined benefit (DB) retirement plans.