Experts Analyze the Finalized Union Pension Relief Funding Framework
A handful of important changes were made this week to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Special Financial Assistance program for struggling union pensions.
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Has Vesting Gotten Controversial?
Education and communication are key to getting plan sponsors and participants on the same page.
How the Great Resignation Is Impacting Plan Sponsors
Higher-than-usual turnover is affecting investment committees, benefits teams and service providers.
Fresh Excessive Fee ERISA Complaint Lodged Against 403(b) Plan
An educational institution is the latest to face a lawsuit alleging that plan fiduciaries breached their fiduciary duties to participants.
The State of Women and Investing
American Century and TIAA have announced partnerships with top athletes to bring awareness to the investing and income gap many women face.
Plan Participants Have Modest Retirement Expectations
Dreams of retiring to a warmer place are taking a backseat as participants’ expectations about life after work are tempered by inflation, other challenges.
Final Stressed Union Pension Assistance Rule Issued by PBGC
After months of operating on an interim basis, the Special Financial Assistance program for multiemployer pensions has been formally finalized within the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
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Morgan Stanley Launches Stock Purchase Plan Partnership With Carver Edison
The workplace retirement benefit can add an attractive option to a plan sponsor’s suite of solutions at a time when employers are looking to attract and retain talent.
Pace of Retirees Returning to Work Increases
A new report shows older workers’ wages are rising at the same time that more retired people are returning to work, but the gains are not necessarily sufficient...
ESG Integral to Defined Benefit Plans
According to a new Morningstar survey, institutional asset owners are in broad agreement that environmental, social and governance factors do not harm investment returns.
Assessing the Risks Workers Face Going Into Retirement
The Center for Retirement Research has identified five major risks that many U.S. workers will face in retirement; its analysis also shows a disconnection between retirees’ real and...
Hopes Are High for Lame-Duck Passage of SECURE 2.0
One retirement industry policy expert says the conversations she is having on Capitol Hill make her optimistic that the ambitious retirement reform package could pass after the November...
High Managed Account Fees Alleged in Kellogg ERISA Lawsuit
The plaintiffs say the defendants failed to leverage the size of Kellogg’s plan to secure reasonable fees for recordkeeping and managed account services.
Emerging Generation Demands More From Workplace
The ‘Zillennial’ worker generation has grown by more than 5 million over the last five years, and fewer than half plan to stay at a company without a...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Mesirow names new CEO; Austin Capital Retirement Plan Services rebrands to RetireBetter; Lockton hires new director of compliance services; and more.
Growth of Digital Tools Leads to Increased Retirement Personalization
Plan sponsors want digital tools that are effective and potentially useful for every participant, but not one-size-fits-all.
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Ubiquity Announces New Partnership, Adds 3(16) Services to Select 401(k) Products
Ubiquity will receive business referrals from Paycor to provide retirement benefit solutions and says its new 3(16) services will allow it to take on heavily regulated fiduciary responsibility.
Health Care Plan Sponsors Shorten Vesting Periods to Attract Talent
An overarching trend for health care organizations is a focus on attracting and retaining talent with retirement plan design changes.
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New Tool from Candidly Automates Public Service Loan Forgiveness Process
For HR administrators, much of the employee eligibility process is automated; it takes an average of 79 seconds to certify an employee’s application.