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Solution Aims to Address Challenges With Annuity Adoption in 401(k)s
Embedded in TDFs, an annuity product that provides lifetime income and growth and can be traded every day just like mutual funds is coming to market by the summer.
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Since Annexus announced the launch of Annexus Retirement Solutions in December, the new division has focused on re-engineering the target-date fund (TDF) structure to enable the funds to provide lifetime income as part of defined contribution (DC) plans.
In partnership with Nationwide, a new solution from Annexus will enter the market by the summer that attempts to do just that. Annexus Retirement Solutions has filed a number of patents on its solution.
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PlanMember Announces Pooled Employer Plan
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CARPINTERIA, Calif., April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ PlanMember Financial Corporation, an independent provider of defined contribution services and solutions, is partnering with Newport Group, Inc. ( Newport ) to offer the PlanMember Pooled Employer Plan. This modern retirement plan solution will enable unrelated plan sponsors to pool together to achieve economies of scale, lower overall plan cost, reduced fiduciary liability and outsourced plan administrative responsibilities. Plan participants will benefit from one-on-one retirement planning, innovative technology and personalized service. Newport Group will serve as the Pooled Plan Provider and PlanMember will provide 3(38) fiduciary investment services.
In the Future, the Bias Will Likely Be for Annuities
For now, sources say there needs to be more education and a change of thought to help 401(k) plan sponsors and participants accept the income-generation value of annuities.
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Although both employers and their employees see the value of guaranteed lifetime income options, differences appear among 401(k) and 403(b) providers when it comes to retirement plan design, according to a survey by TIAA.
The survey found 403(b) plan sponsors are more likely to see income replacement as the biggest influence on their plan decisions (46% vs. 30% of 401(k) plan sponsors) and to consider the retirement income replacement ratio (41% vs. 21%) and retirement readiness (37% vs. 19%) as key metrics of their plan’s success. 403(b) sponsors (82%) are also more likely than 401(k) sponsors (67%) to believe their participants are extremely/very interested in guaranteed lifetime income annuities.