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Industry leaders weigh in on what trends plan consultants should monitor in the year ahead.
What developments might impact retirement plans in 2021? We asked several industry leaders for their thoughts about the trends plan consultants should monitor during the year ahead.
Beth Ashmore
Willis Towers Watson
Heading into 2021, we think that sponsors will look to leverage their retirement plans to support employees’ financial security and seek innovative ways to deliver those benefits and manage risk. The Department of Labor will be working on finalizing requirements for Pooled Employer Plans, the development of which may accelerate the pace of innovation. There are currently bipartisan bills in the House and the Senate that are intended to continue the themes of the SECURE Act increasing access to retirement plans funds and easing plan administration, and President-elect Biden had a few retirement proposals as part of his platform that may be taken up in the new year. An
Despite Challenging Year, CRDs and Plan Leakage Were Sparse
Recordkeepers say they saw low uptake for coronavirus-related distributions and loans, a stark contrast from what was predicted when the CARES Act was passed in March.
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When the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was
passed in late March, just days after stay-at-home orders were mandated in states across the country, many in the retirement plan industry projected extensive withdrawal numbers and potential plan leakage.
“In the beginning, a lot of people were concerned,” recalls Dave Stinnett, principal of strategic retirement consulting at Vanguard. “There was a concern that there would be a lot of overuse or leakage.”