Tag: Defined contribution

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2012 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch enhanced its Benefits Online site for participants with a new education center, home page redesign and mobile upgrades.

Plan design coupled with product design can result in better outcomes for retirement plan participants, said Stephen Bozeman, senior product strategist at BlackRock.

Milliman Inc. has rolled out PlanAhead, tools and targeted services for employee retirement planning.

Average daily transfer volume among defined contribution (DC) plan participants during November was at the highest level since August 2011.

The current focus on retirement plan costs to participants provides a growth opportunity for the use of institutional investment products in defined contribution plans.

Curtailing the current tax treatment of retirement savings plan contributions will reduce employers’ willingness to sponsor plans and workers’ ability to save, a survey suggests.

Over the past two years, defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors have taken small but significant steps to help participants improve their retirement readiness.

During the third quarter, Callan DC Index balances improved by more than 4%, mostly because of market appreciation.

Defined contribution (DC) plan fees hit a record low this year, according to a survey by NEPC LLC.

The 2008 stock market crash wiped out trillions of dollars in defined contribution (DC) retirement accounts.

Individual retirement account (IRA) assets reached $5 trillion in the first quarter of 2012, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

New York Life Investments and Reliance Trust Company have introduced a stable value fund.

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) grassroots campaign aims at protecting tax incentives.

Reenrollment in a QDIA can help improve plan diversification, according to a Vanguard research paper.

A Cogent Research study provides insight into what DC plan participants want from their plans and plan providers.

Average daily transfer volume among defined contribution (DC) plan participants was very low during October.

An employer did not violate ERISA by eliminating the right to transfer from a defined contribution to a defined benefit plan, a court found.

Employers and employees face two main obstacles for retirement saving: tough economic times and ineffective education.

Retirement plan sponsors should consider a broader approach to their defined contribution (DC) plan investment menus, a paper suggests.