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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Recent Stories
Paychex names senior director of national retirement sales

Paychex named Michael Majors senior director of national retirement sales.
Mary Nell Thompson
Research shows investing decisions made based on order options are listed

Investments that appear higher up on alphabetically listed defined contribution plan lineups are those participants select the most.
Dick Darian
Aggregation could be watchword as the big strive to grow bigger

Acquisitions of retirement plan advisory firms are expected to accelerate as they look for operational scale.
DC plans to look more like pension plans by 2025 – report

Defined contribution plans will start looking more like pension plans by 2025, according to Russell Investments.

Judge dismisses fiduciary breach claim against Northrop

A federal court in Los Angeles dismissed a lawsuit against Northrup alleging fiduciary breaches over pension benefit statements.
DC plan participants stick to retirement-saving path – report

DC plan participants remain committed to saving for retirement, with only 1.3% halting contributions in the first half of 2019.
ISCO Industries ESOP participants settle with Wilmington Trust

Participants in ISCO Industries' ESOP agreed to settle a lawsuit against the plan's trustee for $5 million.
PSCA: 401(k) participants hike deferral rates again

Participants in 401(k) plans increased their deferral rates for the third year in a row, according to the latest PSCA survey.
Kathleen Long
Plans enticing 401(k) savings even without employer contribution

Even sponsors that don't offer an employer contribution are finding ways to entice employees to participate in their retirement plans.
No uptick in hardship withdrawals seen in wake of IRS rule revamp

Most plan sponsors that implemented the IRS' new hardship withdrawal rules have not seen an uptick in hardship withdrawals.
Ascensus snaps up Nyhart in latest deal

Ascensus agreed to buy Nyhart, an employee benefits consultant with more than $20 billion in client assets under administration.

Mike Francis
Plan sponsors jump to meet changes over withdrawals

Plan sponsors are moving quickly to satisfy new IRS regulations that will make it easier for participants to take hardship withdrawals.
Michael Hadley
IRS hardship rules force change to plan documents

Perhaps the only issue caused by the IRS' new hardship withdrawal regulations is that plan sponsors will have to amend their plan documents.
Sway study: 401(k) plan advisers working with fewer asset managers

401(k) plan advisers are working with fewer asset managers to reduce fees and become more efficient.
Ross Bremen
Sponsors change focus to holding on to assets

Plan sponsors are giving retirees flexible withdrawal options in a bid to retain their assets, speakers said at P&I's recent conference.