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Voya revises workplace solutions leadership; Endeavor Retirement adds Christine Masoni; Lazard names Peter Harrison to the board and more.

The probationary employees and head of the Department of Labor’s Division of Employee Ownership, who were recently terminated, reportedly received notices that their positions will be reinstated.

Defined contribution plans are seen as the ‘final frontier’ for exchange-traded funds, but certain structural issues pose barriers for including these investments in the 401(k) menu.

Madison Investments launches CITs with SEI; Zeplyn offers new workflow capabilities for advisers; and SEI launches an alternative investment product marketplace.

403(b) plan sponsors face unique challenges when complying with certain SECURE 2.0 provisions, such as long-term, part-time rules and joining a MEP or PEP.

According to a preview of its ‘How America Saves’ report, Vanguard found that average account balances increased in 2024 and participants’ deferral rates are rising.

The agency plans to reduce its staff to 50,000 employees, in accordance with President Donald Trump’s executive orders to slash the federal workforce.

Workers at the energy company claimed that PPL included underperforming target-date investments from Northern Trust in four of its retirement plans.

A third-party administrator of 403(b) and 457(b) plans experienced a cyber breach last month, exposing sensitive information of more than 48,400 retirement plan participants.

A recent survey from MFS found that many plan sponsors lack a sense of responsibility for their participants’ retirement goals.

Advisers and managers share the tools and messages that best allow plan sponsors to communicate the need for rebalancing and drive the process. 

Many defined contribution plan sponsors have concerns about offering alternative investments in their 401(k) menu, but a supportive regulatory environment may shift the tide.

ERISA attorneys review what the law and a decade or more of case law require of plan sponsors.

Principal appoints head of retirement solutions; benefits attorney joins Wagner Law Group; Variant Investments appoints head of institutional sales; and more.

Federal advisory committees have become targets in President Donald Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal government.

Probationary employees and the head of the agency’s division of employee ownership were recently terminated amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce the federal workforce.

Newfront Insurance and Pave partner to simply employee benefits; Apollo, State Street private-debt to release new ETF; Betterment Adviser Solutions launches solo 401(k)s; and more.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions cleared President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Labor, advancing her to a full Senate vote.

After a hearing on Wednesday, the committee seeks feedback on several legislative proposals, including one that would allow 403(b) plans to invest in collective investment trusts.

Starting this week, the Social Security Administration is making retroactive payments because of changes to the WEP and GPO, with increases to monthly payments up next.