automatic escalation – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 43% of U.S. DC pension plan sponsors offering auto-escalation: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/43-of-u-s-dc-pension-plan-sponsors-offering-auto-escalation-survey/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 19:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142227 More than two-fifths (43 per cent) of U.S. defined contribution pension plan sponsors say their plan offers automatic escalation, up from 21 per cent in 2013, according to a new survey by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The survey, which polled more than 700 employers, found nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) said they take a proactive […]

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]]> Report finds higher member participation in 401(k) plans with auto-enrolment https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/report-finds-higher-member-participation-in-401k-plans-with-auto-enrolment/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137043 U.S. 401(k) plans that feature automatic enrolment continue to yield higher plan member participation rates (86 per cent) than plans without auto-enrolment (37 per cent), according to a new report by T. Rowe Price Group Inc. The report, which analyzed the firm’s 2022 client data, found the adoption of auto-enrolment by 401(k) plan sponsors rose […]

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]]> 76% of U.S. DC pension plan sponsors offering auto-enrolment: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/76-of-u-s-dc-pension-plan-sponsors-offering-auto-enrolment-survey/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:00:38 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=135871 Three-quarters (76 per cent) of U.S. defined contribution pension plan sponsors say their plan offers automatic enrolment, according to a new survey by investment consulting firm Callan. The survey, which polled roughly 100 DC plan sponsors, found the vast majority used auto-enrolment for new hires, while far fewer offered this feature for current employees. Half […]

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]]> A look at the landscape for automatic features in Canadian pension plans https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/a-look-at-the-landscape-for-automatic-features-in-canadian-pension-plans/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:55:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=129512 Matching employer contributions in capital accumulation plans are as close to free money as employees can legally get. “You’re not changing your risk — because the money goes to the same fund it would otherwise — and you’re getting two-times the return,” says Eric Monteiro, senior vice-president of group retirement services at Sun Life Financial […]

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