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However, in a dissenting opinion, Senior Judge Jane Richards Roth says cases such as this one should be carefully scrutinized in order not to permit implausible allegations to...

FINRA accuses AXA of providing documents to plan sponsors and participants that misrepresented the credit quality of certain bond funds offered in group annuity contracts to 401(k) plans.

Asked what they plan to look for in asset management searches in the next 12 months, the majority of mid-sized defined benefit (DB) plan CIOs said better risk-adjusted...

A final rule from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) allows smaller plans terminated by mass withdrawal to perform actuarial valuations less frequently, removes certain notice requirements for...

Family trust trustee with Senate connections named 16th director of pensions lifeboat.

After a federal district court overturned final regulations on association health plans (AHPs) from the Department of Labor (DOL), the agency says “employers participating in insured AHPs can...

“These definitions provide a level platform for vendor evaluation as it relates to cyber security breach and fraud,” says Rasch Cousineau, a senior consultant with the Hyas Group.

The GAO interviewed retirement plan stakeholders and found several ways to stem the tide of funds leaving 401(k)s and IRAs.

Willis Towers Watson adds DC Delegated Solutions leader; HSA Bank appoints relationship management SVP; MetLife Investment Management appoints head of Institutional Client Group; and more.

Participation rates were nearly 96% higher for plans—a difference of 40 percentage points—with auto enrollment; the usage of auto escalation was nearly five times higher in plans that...

The new index can be used as the foundation for a wide range of custom solutions based on attributes, including credit quality, state, municipal sector classification and maturity.

However, when pressed by a Democratic lawmaker from Ohio, DOL Secretary Alexander Acosta was not able to provide specific details about his agency’s collaboration with the SEC on...

AdvisorConnect is a support network of plan sponsor-approved, registered financial professionals who specialize in the public-sector retirement space, and one of its key components is the My Financial...

The agency will accept determination letter applications for hybrid plans for a certain period and for merged plans on an ongoing basis.

A Morningstar study says investors are paying almost half as much to own funds in 2018, compared to 2000. 

Mike Sasso, with Portfolio Evaluations, and a professor at Boston University, explained a new way of thinking to get plan sponsors to focus on retirement income for participants.

Because people are living longer, healthier lives, the Wells Fargo Investment Institute has suggested different ways that Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers can successfully save for retirement.

The reason is primarily because they have not created a comprehensive, written plan, according to Fidelity.

Plan sponsors can look for new legislation and regulations that will have big effects on retirement plans this year, and state legislation could add some confusion.