Investment selection and monitoring is an important fiduciary duty, one of the hardest for plan sponsors, and often the subject of retirement plan litigation. Plan sponsors have an array of investments to choose from—different vehicles, different asset classes, different costs. There are questions about which is the best qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) for their plans and whether plan participants understand investments or need help. Then, if there is a wide swing—especially a downturn—in the markets, both plan sponsors and their plan participants need to keep a cool head and think about the long-term. We hope that this edition of PLANSPONSOR Weekend offers some helpful information about retirement plan investing.

The legislation aims to establish a 30-year loan program and new financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer pension plans.

In a new ERISA lawsuit seeking class action status, the plaintiffs claim their pension assets were disloyally and imprudently transferred during a complex series of corporate spinoffs and mergers.

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