Claims Against Astellas, Aon Move Forward in Untested CITs Lawsuit
A judge found that allegations were sufficient to deny most motions to dismiss filed by the plan sponsor and the investment manager.
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Efforts to Make HSAs More Inclusive
How decoupling HSAs from high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) could bring advantages to both the employee and employer.
Questions Sponsors Need to Ask When Hiring a 3(38) Fiduciary
DC plan sponsors should examine a potential investment manager’s approach to governance as well as investing, and they should review past performance results.
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More Employers Are Engaging With Voluntary Benefits
Experts say such offerings could help improve employees’ financial wellness and retirement security.
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Investment Product and Service Launches
Voya Financial offers NQDC portfolios for workplace clients; Investics announces enhancements to cloud ecosystem; PGIM launches new active aggregate bond ETF; and more.
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Boosting HSA Participation and Engagement
Experts say offering company matches and/or seed money, as well as implementing automatic enrollment into the plans, can boost workers’ engagement with HSAs.
Court Rejects Barnabas Retirement Plan Fiduciaries’ Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit
A federal judge found that the plaintiffs had sufficiently pleaded their claims in the suit alleging excessive retirement plan fees.
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The Role of HSAs in Financial Wellness and Retirement
Plan sponsors can promote the HSA benefit as a part of employees’ financial wellness and liken its importance to other financial planning tools.
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Selecting an HSA Service Provider
Experts say providers should be able to educate participants about how the accounts work and their triple tax benefits.
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How to Make Changes That Make a Difference for Your HSA Program
A session during the first day of PLANSPONSOR’s 2021 HSA Conference revealed ways employers can enhance their programs’ participation rates.
DOL Releases Its First Cybersecurity Guidance
The guidance includes best practices and tips for protecting retirement benefits.
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WEX to Acquire benefitexpress
The deal adds a complementary suite of solutions to WEX’s health offerings, including employee enrollment and decision support tools for employees, and more.
DOL Issues Guidance for Investors, Plans on Investment Advice Exemption
It sets forth questions an investor can ask potential advice providers and information to help them understand the purpose of each question.
Allianz Targeted by Raytheon in Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit
The complaint suggests Allianz abandoned a hedging strategy that was the supposed cornerstone of an investment fund utilized by the Raytheon pension plan, resulting in unexpected losses.
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How HSAs Work
Speakers at the virtual PLANSPONSOR 2021 HSA Conference discussed features of health savings accounts (HSAs) and rules regarding them.
Potential Pitfalls in Union Pension Relief Program
The relief included in the latest stimulus program is a major win for stressed union pensions, but sources say there are some challenging hurdles yet to jump.
What DB Plans Can Learn From Endowment Investing
Alternative investments and private assets might help defined benefit plans diversify and generate more returns.
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Betterment, Bennie Streamline Benefits Platform
The firms say the partnership creates a single, easy-to-navigate platform where participants can access all their benefits information.
Judge Sides With Principal Life Insurance in GIC Lawsuit
A federal judge found Principal’s ‘meticulous’ process for setting the GIC’s composite crediting rate protected the availability of the investment and was in the best interest of participants.
Brenntag Settles Excessive Fee Lawsuit
The agreement is solely monetary and doesn’t include provisions to remedy the alleged breaches of the defendants.