Defined Contribution Insights
Nov/Dec 2011
Compliance Watch
Decisions reflect the continuing trend in the courts in favor of plan sponsors in cases involving fiduciary obligations.
Investments
Plan participants need to focus on variables that they can control.
Annual Survey
Survey shows participants using new investment features while not tapping their accounts.
Communications Watch
Building an appreciation for your defined contribution plan.
PSCA News
The new changes were announced at the 64th Annual National Conference.
Signature Awards
Gables Residential wins the Best of Show award.
Washington Watch
Lifetime income projections are difficult to make and not always reliable.
Sept/Oct 2011
Administration
Due diligence is essential for target date strategies.
Communications Watch
Today's workers must prepare for the retirement of tomorrow.
Compliance Watch
How plan fiduciaries can enlist the help of an investment advisor.
Focus On Excellence
How Nestlé welcomed nearly 10,000 new participants into their 401(k) savings plan
Investments
How ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code govern employer stock and other property
Research
More companies are moving toward Internet-based access for participants to enroll, monitor, and make changes to their plan
Survey
Non-qualified plan design is highly customized for each company’s employee population and retirement
Washington Watch
An employer-provided system benefits mainly workers with a strong relationship to the workforce, namely full-time long term workers
July/Aug 2011
Fee Disclosure
Keeping participants sufficiently informed about the plan and the investment options.
Investments
Plan sponsors should consider stable value funds as part of their plan investment lineup.
Survey
403(b) plan sponsors continue to improve their plans in response to regulations and participant need
May/June 2011
Administration
Tips for avoiding “buyer’s remorse.”
Communications Watch
Helping plan participants understand their investment fees. By Bob Benish
Compliance Watch
Decision issued in Gerald George vs. Kraft Foods Global, Incorporated suit.
Focus On Excellence
Forest Laboratories, Inc. put a new take on their Financial Health Week.
Plan Limits
Below are some of the 2011 plan limits. For more 2011 plan limit details, visit our website at www.psca.org.
Washington Watch
Senator’s comments outside the mainstream of most Democrats.
March/April 2011
Research
PSCA’s Strategic Plan will allow PSCA to adjust to the changing landscape of the defined contribution industry.
Communications Watch
Build your employees’ awareness of the tax advantages of saving in a defined contribution plan.
Compliance Watch
Learn the necessary details that should be included in a written service agreement.
Focus On Excellence
A company-wide survey showed that employees ranked their profit sharing and 401(k) plan as a significant workplace benefit.
President's Page
The defined benefit system goes defensive.
Research
By mid-2011, nearly 80 percent of companies that suspended the matching contribution will have restored it. (Forty percent already have.)
Survey
Employers continue to shorten plan eligibility periods.
Washington Watch
Plan sponsors should investigate their own plans in anticipation of further scrutiny.
Jan/Feb 2011
Research
Finding a win-win solution for employers and employees.
Communications Watch
This year, send your employees a new message about retirement planning.
Compliance Watch
Plan sponsors can minimize fiduciary liability with adequate fiduciary education and certification.
Focus On Excellence
Financial Fitness Month gives employees the tools they need to manage all of their financial decisions.
Research
Low-income workers can take advantage of this important tax credit.
Survey
More than 90 percent of plans provide at least one of three services to participants: professionally managed accounts, investment advice, and/or target-date funds.
Washington Watch
Reducing tax incentives will result in fewer Americans saving for retirement.
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