DCIIA, SPARK Collaborate on Cybersecurity and More
January 21, 2020Article appeared on PLANSPONSOR
By John Manganaro
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SPARK, DCIIA Team Up on Retirement Initiatives
January 8, 2020Article appeared on Pensions&Investments
By Brian Croce
Electronic Delivery for Retirement Plan Communications Could Save Participants up to $450m Annually, Supporting Digital Disclosure Proposed by the Department of Labor
December 5, 2019Main Street investors at risk
June 3, 2019A financial transaction tax would harm everyday savers.
A financial transaction tax (FTT) would hinder millions of American investors who are striving to reach their long-term financial goals. Such taxes are borne by everyone who invests. That includes Main Street families saving for their retirement — not just Wall Street banks and high-frequency traders.
Open, Multi-Employer Plans
April 28, 2019The Weekly Pulse Podcast
With Jeffrey Snyder
In this episode: (1) MEPs, consolidation and fees – a look at some of the latest financial industry research, (2) GDP rises to 3.2%, but are there concerns about growth?, (3) Amazon’s free two-day shipping becoming one day shipping, The Office leaving Netflix, (4) Grant goes to Canada: An update from the Financial Freedom book tour, (5) NJ joins the rank of state-sponsored retirement plans, what’s next? Why are some folks fussin’? and (6) Vanderbilt settles its 403(b) law suit, but there are ramifications for data privacy. Special guest is Cerulli Associates’ Bing Waldert.
Blockchain Will Revolutionize Retirement Investments Market, Claim Experts
March 25, 2019Article appeared on CryptoNewsZ
By Scott Cook
Blockchain Will Upend the 401(k) Market
March 23, 2019Article appeared on InvestmentNews
By Greg Iacurci
Cybersecurity Poses Strain Between Plan Sponsors, Record Keepers
March 23, 2019Article appeared on InvestmentNews
By Tim Rouse
401(k) Firms Unite to Thwart Cyber Attacks
May 7, 2018Article appeared on IGNITE, A Financial Times Service
By Emile Hallez
Hackers are increasingly working to access and loot retirement accounts, prompting an industry group to create an information-sharing coalition that allows recordkeepers to anonymously report cyber attacks to peers.
Late last month, the Spark Institute announced a collaboration with FS-ISAC, the public-private partnership that facilitates the sharing of cyber-threat intelligence between thousands of financial services companies. The two organizations formed the Retirement Industry Council, which functions as a group within FS-ISAC, or the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
401(k) Plan Advisers Take More of an Interest in Record Keepers’ Cybersecurity Practices
March 8, 2018Who’s Working for You?: The SPARK Institute
August 28, 2017Article appeared on PLANSPONSOR
By Rebecca Moore
