Employee retirement savings jumped in the first quarter as automatic features did much of the work. Two-thirds of the ...

Beginning this year, businesses with 10 or more employees must implement automatic enrollment and contribution escalation for new 401(k) and 403(b) plans. Starting this year, SECURE 2.0 requires ...

Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report from MissionSquare Research Institute finds adoption of automatic enrollment features in state and local government defined ...

We often are asked how to correct automatic enrollment and automatic escalation errors in 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans. The fix typically has required plan sponsors to make qualified nonelective ...

Employers may hesitate to add automated features to retirement plans due to costs, but Principal and other experts warn that the costs of not using auto-enrollment and auto-escalation could be greater ...

News analysis: More than half of employers back auto-escalation schemes as a way to increase employee contributions, according to new research, but they may face challenges in tailoring contribution ...

The same research team that documented the impact of auto-enrollment and auto-escalation in 401(k) plans has returned to the topic to assess how real-life events affect the longer-run effect of these ...

Alcoa Corp., Pittsburgh, increased its automatic-enrollment contribution rate to 6% from 3% of eligible compensation and automatic-escalation target to 10% from 6% in its two 401(k) plans. The ...

For many workers, saving for retirement is a chore, given how complex managing workplace plans can be. However, new research shows that automating key administrative aspects of the process could have ...

Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report from MissionSquare Research Institute finds adoption of automatic enrollment features in state and local government defined ...