9/20/2013
by The Morning Pulse
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September 20, 2013
401(a)/(k) / 403(b) / 457(b) RETIREMENT PLANS
Renewed debate arises over 401(k) performance
Incorporating TDF Tips into Your Processes
Speaking So Participants Can Understand
Reverse Glide Paths: Re-Upping Equities in Retirement
The Challenges of an Aging Workforce
PENSION PLANS
Can Public Employees Be Trusted to Choose the Right Retirement Plan?
A Promise to Protect Pensions Will Test Greece’s Red Line on Austerity
Pension Funds: The $4 Trillion Problem
Pensions present credit risk among sub-sovereigns in multiple countries
Pension funds paying more for external managers, despite lower fees
City Pension Crisis Goes Silent but Still Moving
Pension Funding Relief Is Tempting But the Price May Be Too High in the Long Run
THE CAPITAL MARKETS
Fed helps boost markets by continuing bond-buying program
U.S. IPO market rebounds as deal pipeline fills up
August’s rise in U.S. housing starts disappoints
Money market funds prepare defense against more rules
Index assets up 18.4% for year; total worldwide tops $7 trillion
Advisers recover appetite for global investment
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
Why is Your Hedge Fund Not Performing?
Investor Appetite for Alts Surges
Investors Ordering Second Helping of Infrastructure
Private Equity Firms Must Remain Cautious of Conflict Issues
Hedge Funds Fuel Appetite For Mortgage Servicing Rights
HEALTH CARE
Health care reforms drive opportunity for real estate investors
Health care standoff pushes U.S. closer to shutdown
Healthcare Reform Puts Pressure on Hospital HR Execs
When to Kick Adult Children Off Your Health Plan
A Better Way to Encourage Price Shopping for Health Care
Almost All Large Employers Planning to Provide ACA Exchange Notices
PHILANTHROPY
The Fundraising Exception to the Rule: Healthcare Donations Hold Steady
To Thrive, Do Work That Interests Donors, Don’t Cut Programs, Says Leader
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Quarterbacking voluntary benefits enrollment
Strategies for Driving Enrollment Participation
Companies Are Satisfied with Group Long-Term Disability Plans But Gaps in Coverage May Leave Executives Underinsured
SEC approves plan to reveal CEO-worker pay gaps
U.S. Chamber Calls on SEC to Ensure Pay-Ratio Proposal Provides Investors with Useful Information
LITIGATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
Labor decides same-sex couples covered by ERISA regardless of residence
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An American entrepreneur and business leader, Jeffrey H. Snyder represents the American ethos and work ethic by applying his management, finance and information technology skills and experience to the financial services industry. He currently serves as a Vice President, Senior Consultant with Cammack LaRhette Consulting and Chief Executive Officer of The Morning Pulse, Inc., Jeffrey has held a wide range of senior positions within the United States defined contribution retirement industry. His experience is as broad as it is deep and he has worked with many of the industry’s top firms to provide guidance and solutions to employers throughout all sectors of the economy.
Considered an “industry insider”, Jeffrey is often sought out for his opinion on a wide range of industry topics speaking at industry conferences and web events. Most recently, Jeffrey was the moderator for Bloomberg’s “Ahead of the Curve: The Latest Trends of Defined Contribution Retirement Plans” discussing the latest regulatory, investment, plan design and behavioral finance ideas. He has also been quoted in industry periodicals such as The Benefits Law Journal and Institutional Investor and has written countless articles. He recently authored Optimizing Public Pension Systems: A Call for a Plan of Action for Public Defined Contribution Plan Sponsors and Eight Hot Topics for Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Sponsors, both picked up by the National media.
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