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Industry advocates submitted a brief encouraging the 9th Circuit to rehear a decision against AT&T in a 2017 excessive fee case.

Open enrollment is a time for plan sponsors to promote their benefits offerings, but they should also be wary of confusing employees with too many options and complex...

The DOL sent a new fiduciary rule for an interagency review before its publication in the Federal Register.

Women have continued to take workforce pauses at significantly higher rates than men and have greater concerns  about outliving their retirement savings, Charles Schwab research finds.

Alternative asset manager KKR is plotting an additional $1 billion investment to bolster USI’s long-term growth.

In the 2022 proxy season, state and local pension funds showed stronger support for ESG considerations than sustainable funds and general shareholders, Morningstar found.

The pension would have had to cut benefits by 75% upon becoming insolvent.

Newfront hires Lumban as retirement plan consultant; Vestwell selects new VP; PGIM hires Adler as private alternatives CEO and president; and more. 

House Republicans again push to roll back ESG investing for plan participants.

Industry watchers expect the Department of Labor to submit a proposed new rule this month.

More employers are considering in-plan decumulation options.

Outlined in SECURE 2.0 to be introduced for the 2027 tax year, the Saver’s Match is a 50% federal matching contribution deposited directly into a taxpayer’s IRA or...

Human Interest launches Fast Track 401(k); AllianzIM introduces September buffered ETFs; Madison Investments unveils latest actively managed ETF Suite; and more.

The Think Income program will allow Stellantis participants to browse annuity products, compare insurance providers and use educational resources.

The Department of Labor sued Minnesota technology consultant Virtual Matrix after an investigation found fiduciaries of the profit-sharing plan permitted the employer to benefit from plan assets.

Employers hope to offer consistent benefits packages, resulting in easier administration and lower expenses, according to a new EBRI report.

Principal Asset Management appointed a CIO and global head of equities and Mercer named a leader for its US outsourced CIO practice, the companies announced on Tuesday.

A notice of rulemaking has not been issued yet, but Republican leaders are already discouraging the Department of Labor from proposing a new fiduciary rule.

Plan sponsors should consider their participants’ retirement income needs, ease of use, personalization and cost when evaluating qualified default investment alternatives. 

The Standard names new national retirement sales directors; Wescott joins NFP as a VP; Index Fund Advisors hires Higgins as SVP, institutional adviser.