March 28th, 2022 Insight on Plan Design & Investment Strategy Every Weekday Awards 2022 Plan Sponsor of the Year Finalists PLANSPONSOR is pleased to announced the 2022 Plan Sponsor of the Year finalists in the Public Defined Contribution and Nonprofit DC categories. Deals and People Retirement Industry People Moves The Standard hires new retirement plan consultant; NFP expands benefits capabilities with acquisition. Most Read Compliance 2025 Retirement Outlook Includes Tax Reforms, Cryptocurrency and Litigation Reform Compliance ERIC Files Lawsuit to Invalidate Final Rules on Mental Health Parity Ask the Experts Do New-Plan Auto-Enrollment Rules Apply to Existing Employees? Economic Events Tomorrow, the Conference Board will release its Consumer Confidence Index for March. Thursday, the Labor Department will issue its initial claims report, and Freddie Mac will update average mortgage rates for the week. Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will reveal the unemployment rate for March, and the Census Bureau will report about construction spending for February. Market Mirror Friday, the Dow climbed 153.30 points (0.44%) to 34,861.24, the Nasdaq decreased 22.54 points (0.16%) to 14,169.30, and the S&P 500 closed 22.90 points (0.51%) higher at 4,543.06. The Russell 2000 was up 2.54 points (0.12%) at 2,077.98, and the Wilshire 5000 gained 141.59 points (0.31%) to finish at 45,692.90. The price of the 10-year Treasury note decreased 32/32, bringing its yield up to 2.489%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond fell 1 1/32, increasing its yield to 2.599%. For the week ending March 25, the Dow was up 0.31%, the Nasdaq climbed 1.98%, and the S&P 500 gained 1.79%. The Russell 2000 decreased 0.39%, and the Wilshire 5000 finished 1.52% higher. Compliance Health Care Provider Faces Excessive Fee Lawsuit Participants claim that the plan charged excessive fees for investments and recordkeeping services.  Spousal Protections in DC Plans Eyed by Key Senators Lawmakers have asked the Government Accountability Office to study the need for greater spousal protections in defined contribution retirement plans. Legislation Would Ban Institutional Investments in Russia The proposed IMPAIR Russia Act would prevent investment firms, insurance companies and fiduciaries subject to ERISA from investing in Russian entities. Investing JPM: Current De-Risking Strategies Might Encourage DB Plan Terminations J.P. Morgan says a strategy change from LDI is needed to facilitate pension stabilization. Small Talk ON THIS DATE: In 1885, the Salvation Army was officially organized in the U.S. In 1917, during World War I the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was founded. In 1921, President Warren Harding named William Howard Taft as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. In 1963, Sonny Werblin announced that the New York Titans of the American Football League was changing its name to the New York Jets. In 1969, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States and one of the most highly regarded American generals of World War II, died in Washington, D.C., at the age of 78. In 1979, the worst accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear power industry began when a pressure valve in the Unit-2 reactor at Three Mile Island failed to close. In 1984, Bob Irsay, owner of the Baltimore Colts, moved the team to Indianapolis. Without any sort of public announcement, Irsay hired movers to pack up the team’s offices in Owings Mills, Maryland, in the middle of the night, while the city of Baltimore slept. In 1990, Jesse Owens, American athlete and Olympic medalist, received the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously from President George H.W. 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