Provider Due Diligence: Key to Avoiding Catastrophic Cyberattacks
The recent MOVEit breach highlighted the need for plan sponsors to carefully vet service providers in order to protect participants’...
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Investment Product and Service Launches
Human Interest launches Fast Track 401(k); AllianzIM introduces September buffered ETFs; Madison Investments unveils latest actively managed ETF Suite; and...
TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, TIAA Latest Victims of MOVEit Breach Lawsuits
Following the cyberattack, which impacted at least 60 million individuals, several major financial services firms are getting hit with litigation....
Compliance With SEC Cybersecurity Rules Will Require Resources, Training
The new disclosure requirements for public companies will not be easy to meet without added time and focus.
MOVEit Data Breach Hits Fidelity via Vendor PBI
More than 371,000 retirement plan participants had data exposed in a breach in late May, according to PBI.
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DOL Provides Cybersecurity Tips For Plan Sponsors, Participants
Workers should log-in to their recordkeeper’s website periodically to check online retirement accounts, the Department of Labor's Lisa Gomez advises.
PSNC 2023: Cybersecurity Best Practices for Plan Sponsors
Experts note the importance of participant education and reviewing insurance held by vendors.
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PSNC 2023: Are You inSUREd?
In the shadow of the recent data breach at a large third-party vendor, experts shared relevant tips for how plan...
PSNC 2023: Non-Intuitive Ways to Be a Good Fiduciary
Besides following ERISA rules and frequent fee benchmarking, there are several non-intuitive processes plan sponsors should know, according to a...
Participant Data Breach Hits Retirement Clearinghouse
The clearinghouse alerted more than 10,000 people that private information, including IRA account data, may have been stolen.
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Investment Product and Service Launches
Breckinridge launches dividend income strategies; Eastspring offers CIT with emerging markets exposure; Nomura starts fund focused on private and public...
SEC Balances Competing Interests in Finalizing Cybersecurity Rule
The SEC reopened the comment period on a cybersecurity rule which would require updated policies and prompt SEC notification of...
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Cybersecurity: Key Considerations and Resources for Plan Sponsors
There is no hiding from attacks on your plan’s technology and data. What are the most important steps you can...
Plan Sponsors Have Myriad Responsibilities to Protect Against Cyberthreats
Plan sponsors should begin with the Department of Labor’s guidance on cybersecurity, proceed to fill an arsenal of safeguards to...
Why Cybersecurity for Retirement Plans Is More Important Than Ever
Plan sponsors need to ensure retirement plan participants are safe from escalating attacks by hackers that go after their savings,...
Growth Continued in 2021 For the Largest Investors, Assets Near $26 Trillion
Pension funds make up the majority of the world’s 100 largest investors, which all grew 9% in 2021, a WTW...
SPARK Institute Updates Cybersecurity Guidelines
Guidelines seek to help service providers and plan sponsors follow cybersecurity best practices.
How Plan Sponsors Can Combat Cybercrime
A panel hosted by the National Institute on Retirement Security explained that all pension plans are at increased risk, especially...
Investment Underperformance Is Plan Sponsors’ Top Worry
Concern about underperformance of plan investment options hits 57% in 2022, up by 6 percentage points since 2021, according to...
PSNC 2022: Preparing for Regulatory Audits and Investigations
One key takeaway from a panel discussion about DOL and IRS audits: the occurrence of an audit does not necessarily...