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BY John Carl 7/26/2017
The ERISA consultants at the Learning Center Resource Desk, which is available through Columbia Threadneedle Investments, regularly receive calls from financial advisors on a broad array of technical topics related to IRAs and qualified retirement plans. A recent call with an advisor in...
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BY Nevin E. Adams, JD 7/26/2017
A new Morningstar analysis finds no relationship between fund manager changes and future returns – but there are impacts.“A management change is not predictive of a performance downturn,” notes Quantitative Analyst Madison Sargis and Kai Chang, Director of Quantitative Research at Morningstar. “In...
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BY Nevin E. Adams, JD 7/25/2017
I recently wrote about what’s wrong with automatic enrollment. Turns out there’s more – and it has to do with when things actually go “wrong” with automatic enrollment.See, it’s one thing to say that eligible employees should be automatically enrolled – and yet another to actually get them enrolled...
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BY John Iekel 7/25/2017
The Washington State Department of Commerce is updating the rules for the state’s Small Business Retirement Marketplace. The department is responsible for managing the Washington Small Business Retirement Marketplace in consultation with the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner and...
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BY Ted Godbout 7/25/2017
As more states look to establish retirement savings plans for private sector workers, a new report by LIMRA’s Secure Retirement Institute finds that 55% of DC plan sponsors indicate they are “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to stop offering their DC plan in favor of having their employees enroll...
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BY NAPA Net Staff 7/25/2017
An Ohio man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing money from… the nation’s private pension insurer.According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, a federal grand jury indicted Dean Nikolaides, 63, of Warren, for theft of government...
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BY NAPA Net Staff 7/25/2017
At the beginning of the year, Nuveen’s Bob Doll labeled 2017 as a “Year of Transition.” Halfway through the year, he updates his Top 10 list of economic indicators.In his mid-year update, Doll noted that improving economic growth, accelerating corporate earnings, rising interest rates and climbing...
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BY Nevin E. Adams, JD 7/24/2017
Every plan sponsor has unique expectations and attributes – as do those who work with them. But when it comes to the services one looks for – and values – certainly some rise to the top.In this week's reader poll, we’d like to know what you think plan sponsors value most in an advisor – and what...
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BY Ted Godbout 7/24/2017
The 2017 NAPA DC Fly-In Forum featured a panel discussion with two leading ERISA attorneys about how they view today’s landscape of 401(k) and 403(b) plan litigation. The panel was moderated by David Levine of the Groom Law Group.Evolving Plaintiffs’ StrategyAddressing where we stand today with...
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BY John Iekel 7/24/2017
The American Retirement Association has responded to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) expressing its strong support for tax incentives to encourage retirement savings.“The goals of achieving a tax code that is efficient, fair, and increases the financial and retirement security...
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