Tag: Fees

Benefits | August 3rd, 2010

PSNC 2010: Benchmarking Fee Data Still a Challenge

August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – While benchmarking your plan fees may be considered a basic part of carrying out your...

Opinions | August 1st, 2010

PSNC Talking Points

August 1, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even the most diligent registrant at the recent PLANSPONSOR National Conference (PSNC)...

Administration | July 28th, 2010

Study Indicates Costs Influence Investor Selections

July 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The investing public has realized that costs matter when selecting mutual funds or exchange-traded funds...

Compliance | July 28th, 2010

Court Rejects Nationwide’s Counterclaim Attempt in Revenue Sharing Suit

July 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge has denied Nationwide Financial’s move to certify a class of counterclaim defendants...

Compliance | July 22nd, 2010

SEC Shakes Up Things for Advisers

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed two significant changes that...

Reader Responses | July 22nd, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: How Will Participants Respond to Fee Disclosure?

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the Labor Department’s publication of the interim final regulation on fee disclosures, there...

Reader Responses | July 22nd, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: How Much Are YOU Paying as a Retirement Plan Participant?

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While on the topic of fees, I asked readers if they knew how much they...

Opinions | July 20th, 2010

IMHO: Not-So-Quiet Period

July 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Remember when it used to be quiet in July?

Compliance | July 19th, 2010

Reish & Reicher Provide Side-By-Side on Fee Disclosure

July 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Last week the Department of Labor released its “interim final regulation” under...

Compliance | July 16th, 2010

Fee Disclosure Is to Ultimately Help Participants Make Informed Choices

July 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fee disclosure rules are designed to “make sure everyone knows what they are paying for...

Compliance | July 15th, 2010

Congress, Labor Close Ranks on Fee Disclosure

July 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite rumblings about potential tension between regulators and legislators on fee disclosure...

Compliance | July 15th, 2010

BREAKING NEWS: DoL Issues New Rules on Fee Disclosure

July 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – After months of anticipation, the Department of Labor has finally released its...

Products | July 14th, 2010

Hartford Cuts Funds’ Expense Ratios

July 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Hartford Mutual Funds has announced permanent fund expense reductions, effective July 1, 2010,...

Compliance | July 14th, 2010

Court Buys Retail vs. Institutional Share Fee Claims

July 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even though the bulk of their claims were thrown out, 401(k) participants still won...

Opinions | July 14th, 2010

IMHO: “Thinking” Caps

July 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the spate of revenue-sharing suits has—for the moment, anyway—faded into the...

Opinions | July 12th, 2010

How Much Is Too Much?

I want to go on record by saying that I believe in America, I think 401(k) plans...

Benefits | July 9th, 2010

401(k) Participants not as Knowledgeable as Employers Think

July 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey reveals that 401(k) participants don’t know as much about plan fees and...

Compliance | June 28th, 2010

Court Approves Settlement in Revenue-Sharing Suit

June 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has approved a $13.8 million revenue-sharing based settlement between...

Compliance | June 14th, 2010

Fee Disclosure Not in Senate Tax Extenders Bill

June 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some of the pension changes incorporated in pending legislation in the House...

Benefits | June 4th, 2010

SPARK Institute Opposes Fee Disclosure Measure

June 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SPARK Institute has expressed its opposition to the defined contribution plan fee disclosure provision...