Margarida Correia

Reporter, Defined Contribution Plans

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Margarida Correia is a reporter covering the defined contribution market. Before joining P&I in 2018, she was a reporter with Bank Investment Consultant, On Wall Street and Financial Planning, three SourceMedia publications that focused on wealth management and investment advice.

Ms. Correia holds a master’s degree in business journalism as well as an MBA from the City University of New York’s Baruch College. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Georgetown University.

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Employers urged to change 401(k) contributions to shrink racial, income disparities

Employers should replace their 401(k) matches with automatic contributions if they want to help low-income and racially disadvantaged groups, researchers said.
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Aon's PEP reaches $2 billion in assets, commitments

Aon's pooled employer plan has amassed $2 billion in assets and commitments, serving more than 70 employers with more than 50,000 employees.
Oklahoma Firefighters commits $45 million to alternatives
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Oklahoma hit with suit over anti-ESG blacklist barring BlackRock, others

Oklahoma has been sued over a state law ordering public pension funds to sever ties with firms said to discriminate against oil and gas companies.
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Employers look to curb racial disparities in saving

A growing awareness of racial disparities in savings is driving employers to do more to close the gap.

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Oklahoma pension system strikes back at anti-ESG treasurer over BlackRock, SSGA funds

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System fired back at state Treasurer Todd Russ over accusations that it violated the state's anti-ESG law.

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Recession fears cause workers to trim 401(k) contributions, survey says

In 2022, employees contributed an average of 7.4% of their pay to their 401(k)s, down from 8.3% in 2021, according to the Plan Sponsor Council of America.
Vermont pension board moves $175 million to debt, real estate
MissionSquare taps chief sales officer

Andrew Whiting was named senior vice president and chief sales officer at MissionSquare Retirement.
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ADP to offer Hueler's annuity platform to over 135,000 employers

ADP will make Hueler Companies' annuity platform available to more than 135,000 employers ADP serves as record keeper.
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Industry grapples with growing income disparities in savings

Employers are looking to help low- and moderate-income workers boost their retirement savings, but progress to date has been dismal, according to recent reports.
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401(k) plans leading the way toward retirement security, but room for growth, experts say

DC plans may have reached a limit in terms of what they can accomplish to widen coverage, experts say.
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Oklahoma PERS weighs next move in tussle over ESG-blacklist law

An Oklahoma retirement system is scrambling to respond to the state's treasurer in an escalating squabble over firms seen as hostile to the fossil fuel industry.
VT Saves brings on executive director

Rebecca Wasserman has been named executive director of VT Saves, Vermont's new retirement savings program for workers without access to workplace plans.
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Inflation, seesaw markets fueling retirement worries, MFS survey says

Above-average inflation and volatile markets have heightened workers' worries about their retirement readiness, according to an MFS Investment Management survey.