Beyond ‘Meaningful Benchmarks’: What Sponsors, Fiduciaries Can Learn From Intel Oral Arguments
Sponsors and fiduciaries need a meaningful comparative for funds, but it is unclear what the...
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Nomination Period Open for 2027 Plan Sponsor of the Year
PLANSPONSOR is asking for help identifying organizations that demonstrate exceptional leadership in helping employees prepare...
Survey Findings
50% of responding defined benefit plan providers outsource investment management services for at least some clients.
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Plan Sponsors Weigh Options for Pension Plan Funding
Debates are ongoing about the most efficient and effective ways companies can use the money they would otherwise contribute to their plan.
Ruby Tuesday ‘Top Hat’ Plan Case Denied Hearing at Supreme Court
The decision leaves intact a ruling favoring a plan trustee and preserves differing interpretations among appeals courts about remedies available...
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Product & Service Launches
State Street provides 4 additional market sector ETFs; DeepVest launches PlanLab platform; Allianz Life offers death benefit rider for RILAs;...
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Employees ‘Rethink, Redesign’ Retirement Amid Economic Pressures
Recent studies suggest employers can leverage guaranteed income in retirement and higher pay to satisfy employees’ financial needs.
Private Assets in DB Plans: ‘It’s Not the Medicine; it’s the Dosage’
Experts say optimal allocations can help corporate defined benefit plan sponsors match their assets and liabilities.
ERISA Rule for Fiduciary Breach Cases Overturned by 11th Circuit
Florida, Georgia and Alabama employers lost a procedural defense that required participants to exhaust plan claims procedures before filing fiduciary...
Plan Participants Seek Wider Options for Retirement Income, per Cerulli, Guardian
Flexibility and guaranteed income are two main factors for survey respondents, but not the full story.
Federal Appeals Court Holds Recordkeeper Contract Can Be Plan Document
The 4th Circuit’s decision conflicts with other circuits in that administrative service agreements are not required by ERISA to be...
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Social Security to Adjust Cost of Living by 3.6% for 2027
An average increase of $75 a month will be included in monthly Social Security checks for more than 72 million...
Adviser Accused of Embezzling His Firm’s Employee Retirement Savings, Ponzi Scheme
The defendant allegedly used the stolen funds for his personal benefit, including memberships in a yacht club and a social...
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Did You Know You May Be A Fiduciary?
If you sponsor a qualified retirement plan, you take on that weighty...
2026 Plan Sponsor of the Year
The Plan Sponsor of the Year finalists will be recognized—and the winners...
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Inside the DOL’s ‘Alts’ Rule
When Daniel Aronowitz, assistant secretary of Labor and head of the Employee...
2026 Service Stars
The PLANSPONSOR Service Stars program recognizes recordkeeping staff who provide exemplary service...
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Breakdown of the Workforce
Who is working and how sponsors can use benefits to help fill...
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