Tag: Participants

Three-fourths (76%) of companies surveyed are somewhat or very likely to expand their focus on the financial well-being of their employees in 2014.

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A federal appellate court has vacated a ruling about offsetting pension benefits and remanded the case back to a district court.

A good plan uses the right architecture, and the right architecture factors in steering the behavior of participants, a paper says.

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

Many employees do not consider financial planning a top priority for 2014, according to a new survey.

Defined contribution plan participants saw average daily transfer activity decline in November compared with October, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

The Principal Financial Group is offering services with eSignature capabilities to better streamline the transfer from one retirement plan provider to another.

Nicolas Lance has joined the companies of OneAmerica in a newly created position of vice president, retirement income strategies.

Alliance Benefit Group-Illinois (ABG-IL) has released an application to keep interested parties updated on plan contribution limits.

A new survey finds that most employees consider retirement income projections helpful.

A new survey from TIAA-CREF finds women are less confident than men that they are saving an adequate amount for retirement.

Mercer and the Stanford Center on Longevity released the first article in a series on the challenges facing workers and employers in generating retirement income.

Retirement plan participants said that they control two-thirds of their assets by themselves without the assistance of an adviser.

Research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) reveals that more employees are preserving their retirement savings as they change jobs.

Bank of America is moving its $19 billion defined contribution (DC) plan, currently with Fidelity, to the Merrill Lynch platform.

It can improve participants’ portfolio construction, asset allocation and also participant outcomes. So what should advisers tell reluctant plan sponsors about auto re-enrollment?

A new study by John Hancock found that employees’ biggest retirement-related concern is the financial risk of rising health care costs.

Retirement investing is at the top of the financial to-do list for affluent Americans, according to Bank of America’s latest Merrill Edge Report.

As rising debt levels push aside retirement savings, access to financial education and advice may be part of the solution.