401(k)s Under Pressure as Other Options Vanish       August 13, 2010
Feature: Employers struggle to offer plan designs that satisfy needs. (8/13/2010)
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Employers Take a Second Look at Collective ...       June 11, 2010
Feature: Since 2008, the number and type of collective investment trusts have proliferated. One driver: a heightened employer interest in low-cost investment options. (6/11/2010)
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Taking Auto Enrollment and Auto Contribution ...       June 1, 2010
Feature: According to Employee Benefit Research Institute findings, the typical low-income worker, in particular, will need to save significantly more than he or she does today in order to achieve retirement income security. (6/1/2010)
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DB Sponsors Under the Gun to Fund Plans       January 21, 2010
Feature: The Pension Protection Act of 2006 requires defined-benefit plans to be fully funded by 2011.
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Special Report on Pension & Retirement Benefits: ...       January 21, 2010
Feature: The market plunge and boomers' arrival at retirement age have sponsors of defined-contribution plans scrambling to get workers to save more and prevent them from staying in their jobs too long. Three major trends are on employers' side.
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Retirement Readiness: Cautious Optimism       January 21, 2010
Feature: In surveys last year, US workers said that their retirement picture did not look all that great. But things may not be as bad as they thought. (1/21/2010)
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Retirement Income Solutions: The Next Big Thing?       July 16, 2009
Feature: Insurers and investment managers are touting their retirement income wares, but plan sponsors should think carefully before they add these products to their plans. (7/16/2009)
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Pension Plan Execs Look to Reduce Expenses       July 14, 2009
Feature: Faced with high fees from hedge funds, poor returns from traditional active managers and sharp declines in their defined-benefit plans' funded status, corporate executives are looking to squeeze fees, adopt passive strategies and close ...
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Two Ways to Legislate: Slogging Along Improves ...       July 7, 2009
Feature: Two bills making their way through Congress illustrate starkly different ways that important employment-related legislation is being created by lawmakers. (7/7/2009)
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Employers Turn to Lobbyists to Navigate Benefits ...       May 27, 2009
Feature: In the face of stepped-up activity on workplace law in Washington, employers are increasingly turning to lobbying organizations to help them navigate actual and potential changes in benefits policy. (5/27/2009)
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More 401(k) Plan Sponsors Considering Collective ...       May 7, 2009
Feature: For years, mutual funds have been more popular among 401(k) plan sponsors, but the need to reduce plan costs has more companies considering collective trusts. (5/7/2009)
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Downturn Dilemma       February 25, 2009
Feature: Companies with pension plans are looking at billions in additional contributions; employers that offer 401(k)s are looking at thousands of retirement-age employees who cannot be managed out of the workforce. (2/25/2009)
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Millard Says PBGC Needs Premiums Based on Risk       February 9, 2009
Feature: Charles Millard, who stepped down as the agency's director last month, says, 'People need to understand that the threat to the PBGC generally is not just underfunding.' (2/9/2009)
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SPECIAL REPORT: Downturn May Limit Lump-Sum ...       January 22, 2009
Feature: Because of chaos in the financial markets, many employers are discovering that they may be restricted in their ability to provide lump-sum payments to retiring employees. (1/22/2009)
www.workforce.com/archive/feature/special-report-downturn-may-limit-lump-sum-pension-payments/261190.php - 74.6Kb

10 Resolutions for Defined-Contribution Plan ...       January 9, 2009
Feature: Employers would be wise to take this opportunity to clean house and make sure their defined-contribution plans are best positioned in terms of design, delivery and communication. (1/9/2009)
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Roth 401(k)s Expected to Join the Mainstream       December 12, 2008
Feature: The accounts have some of the advantages of Roth individual retirement accounts and traditional 401(k) savings plans. About 30 percent of 401(k) plans offered a Roth 401(k) feature in 2007, up from 18.4 percent the previous year. (12/12/
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Retirement Out of Reach       November 7, 2008
Feature: With pensions and retiree health benefits largely things of the past--and financial markets devastating 401(k)s--companies are at risk of losing their competitive edge if they become storehouses of embittered older employees who put in ...
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Any Upside for Employers to Encourage 401(k) ...       November 7, 2008
Feature: There are no real incentives for employers to ensure that their employees are saving enough for retirement, experts say. (11/7/2008)
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A Cool Head Under Pressure       November 5, 2008
Feature: Employers with 401(k) plans need to heed the advice they are giving participants and not take rash actions during these volatile times. (11/5/2008)
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