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Voya adds emergency savings accounts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2021
Voya adds emergency savings accounts

The out-of-plan solution can be added to workplace offerings.

Target-dates with guaranteed income, the new 401(k) pitch
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2021
Target-dates with guaranteed income, the new 401(k) pitch

American Century, Prime Capital Investment Advisors, Nationwide and Lincoln Financial Group collaborated, along with others, on the QDIA.

Financial security harder to achieve for Black, Latina women, report finds
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2021
Financial security harder to achieve for Black, Latina women, report finds

New research shows that while Covid-19 has hurt retirement prospects for women in general, Black and Latina women face greater financial challenges than white women.

Wealthier clients saving in 401(k)s may fall into tax trap
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2021
Wealthier clients saving in 401(k)s may fall into tax trap

Too much money in tax-deferred retirement accounts could undermine clients' financial plans if taxes rise in the future to pay for today’s exploding government spending.

NFP, Natixis targeted in 401(k) lawsuits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2021
NFP, Natixis targeted in 401(k) lawsuits

At the heart of NFP case is the flexPath target-date series, which was added to Wood Group plan in 2016, when it was essentially brand new. Schlichter Bogard & Denton brought the case.

Covid didn’t change 401(k) saving habits, ICI says
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2021
Covid didn’t change 401(k) saving habits, ICI says

Just 2.3% of participants in defined-contribution plans stopped contributing to the plan in 2020 amid the pandemic.

Educators, hit hard by Covid, are leaving jobs and worried about retirement
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2021
Educators, hit hard by Covid, are leaving jobs and worried about retirement

More than half are seriously considering leaving the profession or retiring early. A third of those thinking about leaving for other fields were tenured professors.

JPMorgan’s Thasunda Duckett named TIAA chief executive
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2021
JPMorgan’s Thasunda Duckett named TIAA chief executive

Duckett succeeds Roger Ferguson Jr., who had announced his plans to retire. She was most recently CEO of Chase Consumer Banking.

DOL nominee Walsh raises concerns about Trump rule curbing ESG retirement investing
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
DOL nominee Walsh raises concerns about Trump rule curbing ESG retirement investing

Walsh says he will tell EBSA to reexamine the regulation, which an expert says has led to ESG products being taken off of retirement plan platforms.

Covid’s financial pinch worse than the Great Recession’s, survey finds
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
Covid’s financial pinch worse than the Great Recession’s, survey finds

Annual Allianz retirement study found earlier retirement, more strained personal finances

Who is your 401(k) client?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2021
Who is your 401(k) client?

Retirement plan advisers have to choose one client over the interest of others – and that affects the services they provide, their fiduciary responsibilities and profitability.

Principal, MetLife assume a $1.2 billion pension obligation
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Principal, MetLife assume a $1.2 billion pension obligation

Retirees in the pension plan of Philips North America will receive the same monthly benefit.

Social Security adds new guidance to online statements
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Social Security adds new guidance to online statements

The agency includes new fact sheets that target different age groups and special situations, such as eligibility for benefits.

Paychex has 1,000 clients for its PEP, company says
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Paychex has 1,000 clients for its PEP, company says

Most of the new PEPs clients have not previously offered a retirement plan to their employees, often because of the administrative burden of setting up a 401(k).

Morgan Stanley deal beefs up workplace offering
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2021
Morgan Stanley deal beefs up workplace offering

Privately held companies using law firm Wilson Sonsini's capitalization software will migrate to Morgan Stanley's Shareworks.

Mixing target-dates with other funds linked with higher savings
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2021
Mixing target-dates with other funds linked with higher savings

Savers who invest in individual funds outside of their target-dates are generally better off not because of superior investment acumens – they’re just better at putting money into their accounts.

401(k) lawsuit update: 2 dismissals, 2 settlements
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2021
401(k) lawsuit update: 2 dismissals, 2 settlements

Abbott Labs and Genentech won dismissals in cases against them, although plaintiffs can refile their complaints. Cerner Corp. and BlackRock have reached settlements in class-action cases against them.

401(k) savings went up in 2020, but so did retirement worries
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 18, 2021
401(k) savings went up in 2020, but so did retirement worries

Despite new figures showing higher savings rates and account balances, just over half of people said they are worried about how the pandemic will affect their financial security in retirement.

OregonSaves gets passing grade in new academic paper
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2021
OregonSaves gets passing grade in new academic paper

The program, which was launched in 2017, represented nearly $85 million in assets among 88,000 funded accounts at the end of 2020, according to figures from the state. It was the first of several automatic IRA systems that states have rolled out for private-sector workers who otherwise would not have access to a workplace retirement plan.

DC industry must cooperate to offer emergency savings accounts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2021
DC industry must cooperate to offer emergency savings accounts

The case for emergency savings accounts has always been compelling. When low- to moderate-income workers run into problems, they either take out loans or make hardship withdrawals, contributing to plan leakage. The pandemic only highlighted the issue.