Ask the Experts | January 10th, 2017 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Rolling Over from One Plan to Another Within a Controlled Group “I work for a large health care organization that encompasses several subsidiaries that counsel has determined are part of the...
Administration | October 25th, 2016 Addressing the Most Serious DC Plan Leakage Problem Providers, industry groups and regulators agree efforts are needed to reduce defined contribution retirement plan cashouts.
Data and Research | August 16th, 2016 401(k)s Challenging the 3% Auto Enrollment Default Rate However, the average deferral rate for the plans that T. Rowe Price administers is 7%, well below the recommended 15%.
Data and Research | July 25th, 2016 DOL Rule Could Lead to More Assets Staying in Plans "The DOL fiduciary rule impacts all qualified assets and will likely have a major impact on the rollover market," says...
Opinions | July 1st, 2016 Barry’s Pickings Online: Getting Our Priorities Straight Encouraging terminating participants to leave their assets in the retirement savings system
Compliance | May 17th, 2016 IRS Issues Final Rules for Allocating After-Tax Amounts in Distributions The regulations remove the allocation rule for disbursements from designated Roth retirement accounts to multiple destinations.
Administration | May 6th, 2016 Rethinking Mandatory Cash-Outs Automatic roll-ins can supplement automatic enrollment, according to Spencer Williams with Retirement Clearinghouse.
Compliance | April 19th, 2016 Fiduciary Rule Offers Positives for Retirement Plan Sponsors Experts say plan sponsors will see an expansion of fiduciary services, and sponsors and participants will be offered more information...
Compliance | April 7th, 2016 What Plan Sponsors Should Know About the Final Fiduciary Rule The final rule from the DOL scaled back on some requirements, but left others in place.
Ask the Experts | March 29th, 2016 (b)lines Ask the Experts – After-Tax Rollover Strategy “I have read a number of articles lately promoting the benefits of making after-tax contributions to a retirement plan and...
Data and Research | March 14th, 2016 Most Retirees Roll Assets Out of Retirement Plan More than eight in ten did so with the help of an adviser.
Data and Research | February 8th, 2016 Leakage Is a Serious Problem for 401(k) Plans Millennials and those with balances lower than $20,000 are at the greatest risk for cashing out.
Deals and People | July 9th, 2015 DST to Acquire Rollover Provider WMSI WMSI’s suite of services and rollover solutions will be part of DST Retirement Solutions.
Products | May 13th, 2015 BB&T Retirement Launches Rollover Platform A new rollover platform from BB&T Retirement features expanded participant servicing capabilities and features.
Products | April 10th, 2015 Is Auto-Portability the Next Big Thing? Retirement Clearinghouse has a new approach to stopping plan leakage.
Administration | January 27th, 2015 Retirement Plan Rollover Basics Departing retirement plan participants may wish to roll over their plan assets to another qualified plan or individual retirement account...
Administration | December 29th, 2014 After-Tax Accounts As a Path to Roth IRAs for High Earners A new rule for retirement plan distributions makes way for high earners to get into Roth IRAs.
Compliance | December 24th, 2014 IRS Provides More Clarity on New Rollover Rule The IRS has provided answers to questions received about the new single-distribution rule for rollovers from retirement plans.
Compliance | December 22nd, 2014 GAO Recommends Changes to Automatic Cash-Out Rules The GAO recommends an alternative to rolling over small retirement plan balances to individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
Compliance | November 25th, 2014 IRS Amends Safe Harbor Explanations for Rollovers The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has amended the two safe harbor explanations that can be used to satisfy the requirement...