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Participants contributed an average of 7.8% of pay (up from 7.4% in 2022), and employers contributed 4.9% of pay (up from 4.7%) for a combined savings rate of 12.7%, according to PSCA’s annual survey of 401(k) plans.
Company-sponsored benefits and perks should make life better for employees as a whole — promoting not just physical health but also mental health and stress relief.
On Wednesday, the justices were divided on the class action lawsuit on behalf of 28,000 Cornell University employees accusing the school's retirement plans of paying excessive recordkeeping fees.
"CryptoMom” Hester Peirce, who was appointed by President Trump to the SEC in 2018, will lead the new task force to develop clear rules for digital assets, encouraging compliance and reducing fraud.
Trillion dollar asset manager Northern Trust has also quit Climate Action 100+, an investor-led initiative of financial institutions, as pushback over ESG investing continues.
In addition to the $40 million Vanguard agreed to pay to investors as part of a class action suit in November, the SEC now finds that the firm did not provide retail investors accurate information about the capital gains and tax implications of a change to investment minimums.
SECURE 2.0 extended the catch-up limit for people between ages 60 and 63, but 55% of eligible savers aren't even aware that they have this opportunity, according to a new Guideline survey.
A new Investment Company Institute national ad campaign attempts to mobilize 120 million Americans “to protect retirement savings” by urging Congress to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, set to expire at the end of 2025.
In the latest Securities and Exchange Commission off-channel communications sweep, 12 firms will pay hefty fines because they used unapproved communication methods, such as WhatsApp, and failed to properly keep records.
The online trading firm has agreed to settle the Securities and Exchange Commission fines, related to 10 violations, including failures to report suspicious activity in a timely manner, implement adequate identity theft protections and provide “blue sheet data” to the SEC.