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Public pension plans had a good month in February, according to BNY Mellon Investment and Strategy Group (ISSG). Public plans’ robust month was attributable to their allocations to high-yield fixed income and U.S. large cap equities, ISSG says.February saw the biggest monthly improvement in the...
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The IRS changed the 403(b) world with the regs it issued eight years ago, but Robert Toth says there still are circumstances with no easy solutions. In this week’s MarketBeat, he argues that addressing some of the more intractable daily 403(b) problems requires dealing with “small amounts” in...
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It’s no longer just states that are looking at the notion of expanding private sector retirement plan coverage. New York City Public Advocate Letitia James on Feb. 26 introduced legislation creating a commission of experts to study the establishment of a pension fund for private sector workers...
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The IRS on Feb. 26 announced that it has updated user fees as well as the addresses to which applications for approval of pre-approved 403(b) plans are to be sent. The new information is contained in Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2015-22.Rev. Proc. 2015-22 addresses omissions in previous guidance...
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Can 403(b) pay deferrals to a former employee be taken from the compensation he or she receives for unused leave? In this week’s Tech Talk, Ellie Lowder tells us that they can, but that there are conditions that must be met.
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The recent White House budget proposal sets aside $6.5 million in funding for the Department of Labor, along with waiver authority, to support state efforts to implement state-based automatic enrollment IRAs or 401(k)-type programs.Currently more than a dozen state legislatures are actively...
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In a characteristically brash move, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) announced a plan to restructure the state pension system just one day after a New Jersey judge said his plan to cut the state’s contributions to its pension system violates the state constitution.Christie’s fiscal year 2015...
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Add Washington to the list of states that are considering legislation affecting the marketplace for private retirement plan products. Washington State Rep. Larry Springer (D-Kirkland) has introduced a bill to create a “small business retirement plan marketplace” with the goal of “removing barriers...
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The NTSA is very pleased to announce that our persistent effort to ensure that public school employees receive the same important retirement plan information provided to private sector retirement plan participants, including fees, expenses and compensations, has passed a significant milestone: On...
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Both houses of the New Jersey legislature have now approved a bill that forbids investing New Jersey public employee pension funds in firms with investment managers that make donations to national political groups.Contracts between the New Jersey Division of Investment and firms and investment...
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