Tag: Plan Design

Products | September 7th, 2011

M&I Institutional Trust Services Launches PlanView

September 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - M&I Institutional Trust Services has introduced an interactive online enhancement that enables retirement plan sponsors...

Benefits | August 9th, 2011

Experts Predict Improved Retirement Plans

August 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The defined contribution plans of 2015 will be better-suited to help participants achieve a successful...

Benefits | August 7th, 2011

Catching Up on PSNC 2011 Coverage

August 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In June we held the sixth annual PLANSPONSOR National Conference.

Compliance | July 29th, 2011

Court Finds Plan Amendment not Adopted per Plan Rules Invalid

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has found that a defined contribution plan amendment liquidating two investment options was...

Benefits | July 14th, 2011

PSNC 2011: Is My Plan Design Effective?

July 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Another way for sponsors to ask “Is my plan design effective,” is to ask “Are...

Products | July 13th, 2011

Edward Jones and CPI Launch 401(k) Program

July 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kansas-based retirement service provider CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., has announced the release of a...

Deals and People | July 12th, 2011

Sentinel Benefits Acquires Schloss & Company

July 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eugene Schloss, founder of Schloss & Company, is retiring after 39 years of providing retirement...

Products | July 6th, 2011

Ascensus Offers Plan Design Tools for Advisers

July 6, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ascensus announced that plan design tools are now available for financial advisers.

Benefits | July 5th, 2011

PSNC 2011: Is Your Plan Ready for a Retirement Income Option?

July 5, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Phil Senderowitz, Senior Plan Consultant, 401(k) Advisors, told attendees of the PLANSPONSOR National Conference that...

Opinions | June 7th, 2011

IMHO: “Smoke” Signals

June 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors spend a lot of time wondering – and worrying – about the “right”...

Products | May 16th, 2011

Principal Rolls Out New Tools for Small Business During National Small Business Week

May 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Principal Financial Group has rolled out some new benchmarking tools and...

Compliance | February 11th, 2011

IRS Fees Cut for Some EGTRRA Plan Document Filing

February 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that sponsors applying to its Voluntary Correction Program...

Benefits | January 26th, 2011

Plan Design Decisions Still Focused on Saving

January 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – New MetLife research finds that retirement plan design, overall, focuses on encouraging savings, rather than...

Benefits | January 26th, 2011

More Firms Offering Help to Boost Employee Retirement Savings

January 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey of 210 mid-to-large U.S. companies representing 6.2 million workers reveals that just 38%...

Opinions | January 20th, 2011

IMHO: Group “Therapy?”

January 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Somewhere over the course of your academic or professional career, I’m sure...

Benefits | January 13th, 2011

Mercer Suggests 2011 New Year’s Resolutions

January 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Mercer has released its list of suggested New Year’s Resolutions for defined contribution sponsors.

Products | November 15th, 2010

Group Maps Out Public Pension Changes

November 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Center for State and Local Government Excellence has unveiled a unique...

Compliance | October 22nd, 2010

Cash Balance Plaintiff to get Attorney’s Fees

October 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge in Illinois has ruled that a participant in the Verizon Communications cash...

Benefits | September 8th, 2010

Should We “Ditch” the 401(k)?

September 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the past decades, defined-benefit plans have been replaced, for the most part,...

Benefits | August 24th, 2010

Principal 10 Best Stand Firm on Benefit Commitment

August 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the ninth year running, the Principal Financial Group has named 10...