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Plan sponsors would be required to submit more data about missing participants and investment decisions.

After the Department of Labor removed employee stock ownership plans from its enforcement list, the new law will clarify valuation processes that led to litigation.

Abigail Benham becomes Manulife John Hancock’s head of retirement participant outcomes; The Hartford announces leadership transitions; and SEI appoints Kristie Edling-Day as chief information officer.

The decision leaves intact a ruling favoring a plan trustee and preserves differing interpretations among appeals courts about remedies available under ERISA.

State Street provides 4 additional market sector ETFs; DeepVest launches PlanLab platform; Allianz Life offers death benefit rider for RILAs; and more.

Recent studies suggest employers can leverage guaranteed income in retirement and higher pay to satisfy employees’ financial needs.

Experts say optimal allocations can help corporate defined benefit plan sponsors match their assets and liabilities.

Florida, Georgia and Alabama employers lost a procedural defense that required participants to exhaust plan claims procedures before filing fiduciary breach complaints.

Flexibility and guaranteed income are two main factors for survey respondents, but not the full story.

The 4th Circuit’s decision conflicts with other circuits in that administrative service agreements are not required by ERISA to be furnished to participants.

An average increase of $75 a month will be included in monthly Social Security checks for more than 72 million recipients.

The defendant allegedly used the stolen funds for his personal benefit, including memberships in a yacht club and a social club.

A federal judge found that Lockton Companies went beyond merely collecting employee premiums for disability insurance.

One of the largest market losses of the year was offset by a 47-bps increase in benchmark corporate bond rates.

Participant trading remained limited in both September and the year’s third quarter overall, favoring fixed income.

The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals backed the Department of Labor in a fiduciary breach case and barred the owner from serving as a plan fiduciary.

Kourtney Gibson left the company on September 30, and her successor has yet to be named.

The plan had been frozen since its sponsor, an aerospace company, closed in 2023.

New York Life names head of group benefit solutions; ICI appoints managing director of Independent Directors Council; IRI appoints chief government, political affairs officer; and more.

Sponsors and fiduciaries need a meaningful comparative for funds, but it is unclear what the Supreme Court may recommend.