by siteadmin | Apr 27, 2016 | Alliance Benefit Group, plan administration, Retirement Plan News, Uncategorized
As a reminder, the current plan restatement cycle that started on May 1, 2014 ends on April 30, 2016. To incorporate the provisions from the Pension Protection Act and various other required amendments that took effect between 2007 and 2011, all defined contributions...
by siteadmin | Apr 21, 2016 | Alliance Benefit Group, Retirement
ABG has added Professional Capital Services (PCS), one of the fastest growing independent recordkeepers in the nation to its national network. PCS was founded in 2001 by tax and ERISA attorneys who saw the need for a true fiduciary-friendly platform that upheld full...
by siteadmin | Apr 13, 2016 | 401k Insight, Alliance Benefit Group, Retirement, Retirement Plan News
Every year the Department of Labor (DOL) conducts thousands of audits of employee benefit retirement plans. While many of these audits are based on random selection, a number of them may be triggered by retirement plan oversights such as a late filing of Form 5500 or...
by siteadmin | Mar 29, 2016 | 401k Insight, Alliance Benefit Group, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice, Retirement Plan News
In the retirement plan industry, accumulation of assets is the main focus and retirement readiness is the Holy Grail. However, there has not been as much thought about what comes next for the participant when they retire. New retirees may receive a lump-sum...
by siteadmin | Mar 21, 2016 | Alliance Benefit Group, financial, plan administration, Retirement, Retirement Plan Advice
Knowledge is power, particularly in the increasingly complex world of retirement planning. Retirement professionals need to stay abreast of a myriad of topics that impact plan design, satisfy regulatory developments and ensure that plan sponsors and their participants...
by siteadmin | Feb 15, 2016 | 401k Insight, Alliance Benefit Group, plan administration, Retirement, Retirement Plan News
Alliance Benefit Group board member Larry Raymond remembers when Alliance Benefit Group (ABG) was just an idea.”We saw the markets change and determined if we were to survive and offer the best solutions for our clients, we needed to leverage our collective...
