The president and his advisers float the idea of borrowing elements from Australia’s vast superannuation regime, but experts question how far Republicans are willing to go.
The plaintiffs’ law firm expanded its campaign against employers over supplemental insurance offerings, arguing that workers are overpaying for critical coverage.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is following recent efforts from other retirement regulators that have increasingly weighed in on litigation to support employers.
The Employee Benefits Security Administration chief confirmed that the agency is considering additional guidance on the fiduciary “duty to monitor” investments and service providers.
The department made the determination in its first advisory opinion of the year, issued by the Employee Benefits Security Administration, but did not rule on all factual questions.
As a result, the defendant will amend its employee stock ownership plan to require more comprehensive reviews of investment performance, according to the filing.
The Department of Labor’s $178 billion-per-year estimate would mean private assets make up nearly 3.7% of target-date funds, the dominant investment in defined contribution plans.