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American Retirement Association

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  • April 2, 2024

ARA, Ceres throw support behind DOL ESG rule for 401(k)s

The two nonprofits are urging the Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court decision supporting a 'middle-of-the-road' approach for fiduciaries.

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  • February 21, 2024

NAPA launches pioneering retirement income program for advisors

First-of-its-kind course aims to help advisors articulate the value of retirement income solutions to complement 401(k) plans.

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  • February 7, 2024

Congress takes another shot at federal auto IRA

Since the auto IRA was proposed 18 years ago, the only successful efforts have been in the states.

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  • December 14, 2023

Want to roll a Roth IRA over to a Roth 401(k)? You can’t, yet

Congress is trying to address the incompatibility of the accounts as state auto-IRA programs proliferate.

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  • December 9, 2022

Bipartisan retirement savings bill foreshadows post-SECURE 2.0 debate

Senate and House members introduce a measure that would establish retirement accounts for low- and middle-income workers not covered by an employer plan.

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  • August 11, 2022

Retirement group rolls out new campaign for 401(k) Day

The Plan Sponsor Council of America is launching a new campaign promoting retirement readiness just in time for National 401(k) Day in September.

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  • October 15, 2020

New Jersey financial transaction tax set for Assembly hearing

Amendments to reduce the size of the levy and set an expiration date likely to be considered

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  • September 24, 2020

Here’s why advisers think Joe Biden’s 401(k) tax plan will spur Roth contributions

The Democratic presidential nominee would convert retirement savings tax deferrals to tax credits

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  • August 21, 2020

Labor Department’s ESG proposal likely to advance amid overwhelming opposition

More than 95% of nearly 8,700 comment letters opposed the rule, according to a recent study by US SIF

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  • June 24, 2020

DOL proposal could chill the use of ESG in retirement funds

The agency argued a fiduciary responsibility involves focusing solely on returns for participants

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  • April 30, 2020

Fiduciary rule rewrite still expected despite departure of DOL official

The agency may not complete the legislation until late in the year, while it deals with fallout from COVID-19

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  • March 20, 2020

Senate coronavirus package would allow hardship early access to retirement accounts

Financial industry also pushes for temporary waiver on required minimum distributions

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  • November 15, 2017

American Retirement Association adds Plan Sponsor Council of America

Umbrella group now will represent five retirement-related organizations.