In addition to a large payment to participants, the firm agreed to have an independent investment adviser assist in making decisions about the plan and its investments for at least three years.
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The judge found insufficient facts alleging a flawed design in the Large Cap Fund offered in CenturyLink’s 401(k) plan, or alleging a flawed fund review process.
The assistance, along with benefit reductions, will help the plan avoid insolvency.
A lawsuit alleges a health care system in North Carolina falsely claims to be a governmental entity, allowing it to dodge ERISA requirements and protections for its retirement and health plans.
The bill would revive the myRA program and replace the Saver's Credit with a government matching contribution.
However, a federal district judge moved forward most claims in the self-dealing lawsuit concerning the company’s own 401(k) plan.
The pension insurance organization says the financial condition of both its single employer and multiemployer insurance programs have improved, but the latter program is still projected to be insolvent by 2025.
It has only been about a year and a half since large U.S. universities became the target of ERISA lawsuits, making for a fresh crop of claims and defense strategies that matter for all types of DC plans.
ASOP 51 requires actuaries performing valuations for defined benefit plans to identify risks that, in the actuary’s professional judgment, may reasonably be anticipated to significantly affect the plan’s future financial condition, and Eric Keener, with Aon, says this may help plan sponsors avoid adverse actions.
Modifications to the Form 5500 and Form 5500-SF and their schedules and instructions have been highlighted.
With the launch of its latest analytics module, Lex Machina has uncovered a variety of trends across all the flavors of ERISA litigation.
The agency says plan sponsors have fiduciary responsibility for selecting and monitoring Retirement Clearinghouse’s Auto-Portability Solution, but once assets have been transferred from a plan sponsor’s retirement plan, it is no longer a fiduciary with respect to those assets.
The agency contends the alleged actions by UBS related to residential mortgage-backed securities contributed to the 2008 financial crisis, but UBS has fired back against the allegations.
If the proposed rules are finalized, there would be no more suspension of deferrals after a hardship withdrawal or requirement to take a loan before one.
In the conclusions chapter of the report, the Securities and Exchange Commission says respondents expressed generally positive assessments of the format and content of the Customer Relationship Summary.
The agency is inviting public comment on the proposed exemption and encourages additional proposals.
At an event marking the milestone for the 401(k), attendees were very optimistic about the future opportunities for the plan and surrounding industry.
In a mixed ruling, the court again leaves room for re-pleading of the plaintiffs’ failed arguments, making the filing of a third amended complaint likely before any allegations can advance to trail.
ICI draws the conclusion that this system means fund shareholders are paying higher costs than is strictly necessary.
The lawsuit alleged that the company selected high-cost proprietary investment products offered and managed by Jackson National and its affiliates on the plan’s menu of investment options, allowing it to maximize profits.