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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.

It is in plan sponsors’ best interest to improve the financial health of workers and address disparities, researchers say.

Modern support for participants should be ‘about much more than just managing the investment portfolio.’

A fiduciary can use climate funds, as long as they ‘equally serve’ the financial interests of participants.

North American Company introduces Goldman Sachs index; Jackson enhances Perspective variable annuity benefit suite; Altruist launches multiple account bundling. 

Following the cyberattack, which impacted at least 60 million individuals, several major financial services firms are getting hit with litigation.  

The plaintiff responds to an American Airlines motion to dismiss by alleging he was, in fact, defaulted into ESG-related funds that underperformed. 

One plan had been insolvent since 2009, and the grant will include back payments.

Experts from Groom Law Group and NAGDCA noted in a webinar clarifying points from the IRS’s notice that may allow some participants to skip the Roth election.  

A federal court has dismissed a case alleging that the DOL overstepped its bounds when warning recordkeepers and fiduciaries against offering cryptocurrency in retirement plans.

Access gap, low employer matches and a lack of tax benefits discourage workers from participating in retirement plans, Boston College research shows.