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Two brothers are accused of a months-long scheme to funnel Human Interest’s most sensitive intelligence data to a rival retirement plan provider.

In a comment letter, the Investment Company Institute called for a decentralized marketplace and broader investment options for the new tax-preferred investment vehicle for newborns. 

Vestmark offers Capital Group model portfolios; Vanguard launches 2 fixed-income model portfolios; Envestnet launches manager models from Franklin Templeton and BlackRock; and more.

Rebecca Tadikonda shares how the firm’s new institutional share class brings a retirement income option to larger plans.

The settlement puts the protracted legal case to a conclusion after nearly seven years of litigation.

Plan sponsors can now offer participants two MetLife annuities through Alight’s Worklife platform.

The Supreme Court already ruled on a separate part of the case in 2020 and will have to decide whether to take up its main outcome. 

The industry awaits updates defining plan contribution limits for 2026, among others currently in limbo.

Highlighted action items include planning for a new restatement cycle; anticipating guidance on alternative investments; and documenting decisionmaking.

Rates are rising slightly, in tandem with inflation, for the insurance cost pension plans must pay the agency.

Experts discussed fiduciary, design and communication strategies for integrating the insurance products into retirement offerings. 

When given a choice, 59% of investors preferred a low-risk, low-return approach to a riskier approach.

A case involving Caesars Holdings shows how 3(38) fiduciaries can protect plan sponsors from ERISA litigation—but also that they still need to be monitored.

MissionSquare gains leaders in relationship management; IRALogix names chief marketing officer; GW&K partner Mary Kane to retire; and more.

Despite a flurry of lawsuits challenging pension risk transfers, plan sponsors remain committed to shedding defined benefit liabilities — viewing litigation risk as another manageable cost in an...

The cost-of-living adjustment will increase the average monthly benefit for retired workers by about $56, to $2,064 from $2,008, next year.

The company will remove $200 million in liabilities through a lump sum settlement.

The plaintiffs allege a breach of fiduciary duty, since the selected fund consistently underperformed its target.

Aberdeen expands its active ETF lineup; ISS Solutions unveils real asset climate solutions for investors; PlanPort increases its support for defined benefit plans; and more.

July’s One Big Beautiful Bill created provisions that essentially close the door on the pandemic-era tax credit.