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SECURE 2.0 mandatory provisions for 2025: New tool prepares employers for compliance

By Lynn Cavanaugh

Some of the biggest changes that employers must comply with will go into effect in 2025 – required auto-enrollment into new retirement plans, higher catch-up contribution limits, student loan payment matching and updates to long-term part-time worker retirement eligibility.<br/>

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IRS notice: Those 73+ must make required minimum withdrawals from 401(k)s by year-end

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Morgan Stanley to pay $15M SEC fine to settle 4 financial advisors’ theft charges

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December 10, 2024

SECURE 3.0? What’s on the horizon for retirement policy as President Trump takes office, again

Lawmakers are already thinking through new ways to further increase access to retirement savings and coverage with another retirement bill, while there’s a high probability that President-elect Trump will extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, benefiting retirement savings. 

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December 09, 2024

Hollywood Firefighters’ Pension sues UnitedHealth execs, including slain CEO, alleging insider trading

The late CEO Brian Thompson, along with two other UnitedHealth Group executives, were accused of dumping stock prior to a Department of Justice antitrust investigation into the company.

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December 09, 2024

Crypto is ‘risky’ but only makes up less than 1% of 401(k) market: Government watchdog

Since some 401(k) plans now offer the option to invest in crypto assets like bitcoin and the DOL has not required fiduciaries to monitor all crypto options, the Government Accountability investigated in response to a request from the House Committee on Ways and Means. 

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December 06, 2024

New Jersey auto-IRA retirement program, for small employers, reaches $1M in savings

RetireReady NJ launched a pilot program in spring 2024 with four participating employers, and now it supports thousands of New Jersey employees in saving for retirement.

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December 05, 2024

No more lost 401(k)s when workers switch jobs: 5M signed up for auto portability in 2024

More than 15,000 retirement plans, representing approximately 5 million participants, have signed up for auto portability – which moves 401(k)s to new retirement plans – in the last year, says the Portability Services Network.

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December 04, 2024

Trump taps advocate of federally run retirement plan to lead National Economic Council

President-elect Donald Trump has named economist Kevin Hassett, who is known in the retirement industry for a high-profile white paper that was the basis for the Retirement Savings for Americans Act bill, to lead the White House National Economic Council.

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December 03, 2024

New guide to ‘governmental defined contribution plans’ for public sector DC plans: NAGDCA

Most (82%) participants in National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators  member plans have access to defined benefit and defined contribution plans, according to a new NAGDCA guide.

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SECURE 2.0 mandatory provisions for 2025: New tool prepares employers for compliance

IRS notice: Those 73+ must make required minimum withdrawals from 401(k)s by year-end

Morgan Stanley to pay $15M SEC fine to settle 4 financial advisors’ theft charges

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Retirement Regulation Stories

SECURE 3.0? What’s on the horizon for retirement policy as President Trump takes office, again

Hollywood Firefighters’ Pension sues UnitedHealth execs, including slain CEO, alleging insider trading

Crypto is ‘risky’ but only makes up less than 1% of 401(k) market: Government watchdog

New Jersey auto-IRA retirement program, for small employers, reaches $1M in savings

No more lost 401(k)s when workers switch jobs: 5M signed up for auto portability in 2024

Trump taps advocate of federally run retirement plan to lead National Economic Council

New guide to ‘governmental defined contribution plans’ for public sector DC plans: NAGDCA