Tag: 401k

Benefits | March 8th, 2011

Non-Profits/Religious Organizations Make Use of Advisers

March 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – PLANSPONSOR’s 2010 DC Survey finds non-profits and religious organizations are in the top 50% of...

Compliance | February 23rd, 2011

IRS to Conduct Exams of Questionnaire Non-Responders

February 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service’s Employee Plans Compliance Unit announced the completion of the information-gathering phase...

Benefits | February 2nd, 2011

MGM Resumes 401(k) Match

February 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MGM Resorts International, Southern Nevada's largest private employer, said it will immediately resume matching payments...

Products | January 31st, 2011

Mid Atlantic Trust Company Announces Launch Managers for ModelxChange

January 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Counsel Trust Company dba Mid Atlantic Trust Company (MATC) has announced the...

Deals and People | January 24th, 2011

PLANSPONSOR Unveils Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists

January 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Each year, the editors of PLANSPONSOR magazine, the industry’s leading resource for pension...

Benefits | January 5th, 2011

A “New” Savings Approach for Participants

January 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – I got an interesting email yesterday from a plan sponsor about a...

Benefits | December 31st, 2010

Memorial Health Halts 401(k) Match

December 31, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Memorial Health will suspend its matching contributions to employees’ retirement accounts for...

Opinions | December 21st, 2010

IMHO: Naughty or Nice?

December 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A few years back—when my kids still believed in the reality of Santa...

Benefits | December 17th, 2010

Sponsors Acutely Aware of Responsibility to Workers

December 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Deloitte survey underscores the extent to which sponsors are increasingly aware of their...

Benefits | December 17th, 2010

Suspended 401(k) Matches Are Returning

December 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Of the 14.8% of employers suspending their 401(k) match in recent years, 39.3% have restored...

Investing | December 16th, 2010

Flight to Equities in 401(k)s Continues in November

December 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With mixed November market results, 401(k) participants continued to transfer monies from fixed income investments...

Deals and People | December 13th, 2010

Diversified Announces New West Coast Sales Exec

December 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified Investment Advisors announced that Greg T. Hodges has joined the company as a sales...

Compliance | December 8th, 2010

Court Tosses Suit over 401(k) Plan Deferral Limits

December 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in New Jersey has declared that a 401(k) participant has no legal...

Benefits | December 2nd, 2010

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?

December 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Loan programs typically are positioned as an opportunity for participants to borrow from...

Benefits | November 30th, 2010

Employer Match Still Powerful Deferral Incentive

November 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The design of the employer match can be a powerful motivator in boosting the amount...

Benefits | November 23rd, 2010

401(k) Investors Rode 2009 Market Advances

November 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Long-term 401(k) participants took a big hit to their accounts in 2008 but otherwise enjoyed...

Products | November 19th, 2010

Consultant Designs ‘New’ 401(k)

November 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nyhart, an Indianapolis-based independent actuarial and employee benefits consulting firm, announced what it calls standards for...

Benefits | November 18th, 2010

Retirement Plan Participation Dips, But…

November 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new report suggests that workplace retirement plan participation is down, but...

Benefits | November 16th, 2010

Employer Match a Powerful Motivator for 401(k) Participation

November 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Charles Schwab study of 401(k) plans it services found employer matching contributions are the...

Benefits | November 15th, 2010

401(k) Scorecard Shows Good News and Bad News

November 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Bank of America Merrill Lynch "401(k) Contribution Activities Scorecard" for Q3 2010 found modest...