defined contribution plans

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  Most 401(k) plan sponsors use social media

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  May 15, 2013

  The use of social media for 401(k) information is highest among mid-sized plan sponsors, who represent plans with total assets of between $20 million and $100 million.

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  Employer-sponsored retirement assets hit $10.9 trillion

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  April 4, 2013

  Assets held in employer-sponsored retirement plans totaled $10.9 trillion in 2012, up 8 percent from the $10.1 trillion recorded in 2011.

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  DC plan providers to unveil mobile initiatives for advisors

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  March 22, 2013

  Only four of the 19 surveyed companies have mobile initiatives, but eight more plan to offer them soon.

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  Mandated DC fee disclosure has little positive impact

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  March 4, 2013

  A study finds no change in the number of participants who knew how much they paid in fees before and after the 2012 regulations.

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  Most Gen X and Y Americans financially uninformed

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  February 15, 2013

  Four in 10 say they are not “very knowledgeable,” one in five indicate they are “not at all knowledgeable.”

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  PSCA survey: fee disclosure yields few changes in investment decisions

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  November 12, 2012

  Nearly all sponsors of defined contribution plans report no change in the investment decisions of plan participants as a result of fee disclosure information, new research reveals.

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  Prudential: Some Plan Participants Foggy Regarding In-Plan Guaranteed Income Products

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  August 7, 2012

  Nearly half (46%) of eligible plan participants who have not invested in an in-plan guaranteed retirement income option say they are not aware that one is available, the white paper reveals.

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  Conning Study: Annuities Account for Almost Half of DC Plan Assets

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  July 19, 2012

  At the end of 2011, the report states, individual and group annuities held 46% of all defined contribution plan assets. Conning estimates there was an additional $7.3 trillion in combined individual retirement account and defined contribution plan assets.

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  Study: Investment-Only DC Plan Assets to Grow to $3.5 Trillion by 2017

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  July 9, 2012

  Investment-only DC plan assets, the study says, will grow to $3.5 trillion by 2017, a 52% rise from the $2.3 trillion recorded at year-end 2011. The 2017 total also represents an 8% growth in market share relative to year-end 2011, when investment-only plans stood at 52% of all DC plan...

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  Retirement Income Will Be 'Biggest Trend' Over Next 5 Years

  By Warren S. Hersch  |  June 7, 2012

  Ten of the 12 recordkeepers surveyed said an increasing focus on retirement income is among their top predictions for the next three to five years. And one-third of plan sponsors agree — the most frequently cited prediction among this group.