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retirement reform
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DOL Final Fiduciary Rule Released, Set to Become Effective in September
Controversial rule “to protect retirement savers’ interests by updating investment advice fiduciary definition” now available for public review
April 23, 2024
‘401(k) Industry Owns Congress’ Claims POLITICO Report
While detailing extreme effectiveness of retirement industry lobby, exhaustive report calls it out it for providing tax breaks weighted toward wealthy and blowing out deficit
April 19, 2024
BlackRock’s Fink Touts April Launch of ‘LifePath Paycheck’ TDF Strategy in Letter to Investors
Annual letter released today from the high-profile CEO calls for America to “rethink retirement”
March 26, 2024
Sanders, Cassidy, Ghilarducci Among Those Pushing Pensions in Washington This Week
Conference Tuesday and senate hearing Wednesday feature agendas favoring DB plans in response to “retirement crisis”
February 26, 2024
Capitol Hill Retirement Reform Update with Invesco’s Jennifer Flitton
With 2024 quickly approaching, it’s a good time to check in on the status of retirement reform efforts and progress in Washington D.C.—particularly as the industry prepares for a variety of SECURE 2.0 provisions scheduled to kick in come January.
September 25, 2023
Pence: Trump and Biden ‘Identical’ on Social Security
Former VP and potential presidential candidate says 2024 frontrunners ignoring much-needed entitlement reform
May 19, 2023
‘Champion of Retirement Security’ Cardin Retiring from Senate in 2024
Maryland Senator Ben Cardin had fingerprints all over key legislation including the Pension Protection Act, the SECURE Act of 2019 and SECURE 2.0
May 2, 2023
The Rage Over Raising the Retirement Age
As talk in the U.S. ramps up over a desire to raise Social Security’s full retirement age to tackle looming insolvency, France and China are changing laws to address demographic challenges
March 17, 2023
SECURE 2.0: More ‘Impactful’ Stuff Plan Sponsors Don’t Need; Didn’t Ask For
This op-ed by Jack Towarnicky argues Congress is largely focused on the wrong issues with the massive new retirement reform legislation package
March 2, 2023
New Outline of SECURE 2.0 Provisions Offers Guidance for Plan Sponsors
CliffNotes-like summary provides help for mid- to large-size retirement plan sponsors trying to navigate the expansive new legislation
January 5, 2023