Week ending November 13th, 2015

Happy Friday, PLANSPONSOR readers! We are pleased to bring you our second Weekend edition of NewsDash. Here you will find a selection of the week’s top-viewed articles and other selected content curated by the PLANSPONSOR staff—all to help you stay informed and prepare for another busy week running your plans and helping employees improve their retirement outcomes.

Editor's choice

Compliance

Novant Health Agrees to Settle Excessive Fee Suit

However, in a statement of non-opposition filed with the court, Novant said it disagrees with the claims.Read more >

Data and Research

Research Finds Retirement Planning Calculators Lacking

HealthView’s research indicates that current income replacement ratio-based calculators fail to suggest sufficient income for retirees to afford quality health care and maintain their planned standard of living in retirement.Read more >

Compliance

Another Challenge to the DOL Fiduciary Rule

Congressional representatives seek to protect retirement investors and stall DOL fiduciary rule.Read more >

Benefits

SIFMA Speaks Out Against State-Run Plans

The group suggests other efforts to address the retirement savings crisis in America.Read more >

Compliance

Duty to Monitor Fiduciaries Does Not Include Duty to Inform

BP has won dismissal of several claims that it failed to monitor fiduciaries who oversaw company stock investments in its retirement plans.Read more >

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