October 2022
10Oct

US. Young versus old will define fight over public pensions

The market rout is exposing the vulnerability of U.S. public retirement programs and plannin The firestorm among U.K. pension funds is a wake-up call for their peers across the Atlantic. The end of an era of cheap money is exposing an industry that’s chronically underfunded and overexposed to market turbulence. Imagine a meeting of executives of a typical public pension fund following last quarter’s rout. Chief investment officer: 2022 has been brutal. Sixty percent of our fund is invested in equities, they’re...

October 10, 2022
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07Oct

US. Study Finds Millennials Are Less Likely to be Secure in Their Retirement

New research from the Pension Research Council shows job rates, marriage and home ownership down for early millennials. Millennials may have a harder time maintaining their standard of living due to a variety of factors, according to research from the Pension Research Council at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. At a glance, there is reason for both pessimism and optimism. Among early millennials, male labor force participation is down from past generations, with 89% of men...

October 7, 2022
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07Oct

Disconnected: Reality vs. Perception in Retirement Planning

By Martha Deevy & Steve Vernon This report examines potential interventions and messaging that can help pre-retirees and retirees plan ahead regarding important retirement decisions. The widespread lack of forward-looking planning has vexed retirement planners and researchers for many years. Many problems in later years could have been prevented with planning ahead. Too many people put off making important decisions, only to find themselves later in a serious crisis with limited options. Our research identified interventions and messaging that could be used by...

October 7, 2022
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06Oct

US. Retirement Planning: There’s A Wide Gap Between Expectations And Reality

There’s a significant perception/reality gap among most pre-retirees and retirees today. That’s one of the key takeaways from a new study published by the Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL), titled Disconnected: Reality vs. Perception in Retirement Planning. The study shows that most of today’s pre-retirees and retirees lack sufficient savings to fully retire at age 65 and that generally, they’re not financially prepared for retirement. Yet they hold unrealistic financial expectations for their retirement years, and they’re not taking steps...

October 6, 2022
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05Oct

US. 5 Ways Inflation is Changing Retirement Planning

GOBankingRates survey finds 3 in 4 Americans say inflation is impacting how they save and plan for retirement. Here’s what they’re doing A recent GOBankingRates survey of nearly 1,000 Americans found that nearly three-quarters (73.5%) say inflation is affecting their retirement plans in some way, from how they invest to when they plan to retire. Per the survey, here are five significant ways inflation is changing how people are saving and planning for retirement. Saving more The most common response to inflation when...

October 5, 2022
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04Oct

US. Rehiring Retirees And The Impact To Retirement Plans

The IRS had previously issued FAQs to explain the retirement plan rules of the CARES Act. The original guidance answered questions about expanded distribution options and favorable tax treatment for retirement distributions needed because of the impact of coronavirus. In October, the IRS expanded the FAQs to include guidance on retiree benefits. While these new answers by the IRS relate directly to pension plans, they might be useful in administering a 401(k) plan, too. An employer has a choice when...

October 4, 2022
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03Oct

Corporate pension plans have staying power

While many U.S. corporate defined benefit plan sponsors have frozen their plans to benefit accruals or transferred their liabilities to insurance companies, they still represent hundreds of billions of dollars of investible assets and reports of their demise are premature, experts say. It was 10 years ago in June that General Motors Co. stunned the institutional investing industry when the automaker announced a $29 billion pension buyout deal with Prudential Insurance Co. of America. The event seemingly portended seismic implications for...

October 3, 2022
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03Oct

Denominator effect causes plans to rethink allocations

A major reason pension funds are rethinking their asset allocations is an increased exposure to private assets — due, largely, to the denominator effect. Pension plans with private investments have seen that part of the portfolio "hold up pretty well vs. public equities and bonds that are down double digits this year," said Sona Menon, Boston-based head of North American pension practice at Cambridge Associates LLC. "This is a combination of what we call the denominator effect — because the...

October 3, 2022
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03Oct

Aumento en el costo de vida retrasa la jubilación de trabajadores en EE.UU.

Las jubilaciones retrasadas afectan impiden contratar o promover a nuevos talentos en las empresas. Una encuesta realizada por el Nationwide Retirement Institute reveló que cuatro de cada 10 trabajadores estadounidenses en edad de poder jubilarse han optado por seguir laborando, pues el aumento en el costo de vida los ha hecho replantearse lo complicado que podría ser su futuro con el dinero de que les asignaría la Seguridad Social en este momento. Bajo este escenario, las empresas están imposibilitadas de ofrecer...

October 3, 2022
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September 2022
30Sep

US. Why Small Businesses Are Upping Their Retirement Plan Offerings

Last year was a fantastic for small business growth, and in its 2021 New Business Insights, Intuit QuickBooks predicted as many as 17 million new small businesses would form in 2022. It marks an increment of 2.5% from the previous year and grows to 9.8% in four years, from 2017 to 2021. While it was a great year for starting businesses, it was a not-so-great year for staffing them. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021, more than...

September 30, 2022
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