Nationwide Turned Back on Revenue Sharing Countersuit Attempt
August 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Connecticut has ruled that while Nationwide Financial Services can legally countersue...
Tag: Fees
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Not Fee Sure… Sponsors Lack Confidence in Fee Disclosures
August 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly one-fourth of plan sponsors surveyed by Mercer express a lack of confidence that fees...
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PD08: Reasonable Doubts
According to John Low, Regional VP at Nationwide Financial, when most people think about benchmarking, the first thing that comes...
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PD08: Getting Ready for New Fee Disclosure Requirements
New fee disclosure requirements are changing the way plan sponsors and providers do business; regulations are being evaluated as plan...
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PD08: Meaningful Comparisons: How to Benchmark Your Programs
When deciding to benchmark retirement programs, plan sponsors are faced with considerations of why, when, and how to do it.
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PD08: Duty Bound: Best Practices for Plan Fiduciaries
Within the retirement services community, the duties and responsibilities implicit for fiduciaries are often unclear, leading some to be unsure...
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PD08. Understanding an ERISA Account
Plan sponsors and advisers know them by many names - ranging from "ERISA budgets" to "fee-capture accounts" - but many...
EBSA Finishes Regulatory Package with Participant Disclosure Proposal
July 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators on Tuesday unveiled the long-awaited final portion of their three-part plan disclosures regulatory...
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Wal-Mart Answers Excessive 401(k) Fee Allegations
July 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a 35-page response to a class action lawsuit over excessive fees in its 401(k)...
EBSA Issues Form 5500 Schedule C Fee Disclosure Guidance
July 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators have released additional guidance about new rules for reporting service provider fees and...
UNUM to Pay $5.5M for not Disclosing Fee Arrangement
June 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - United States Attorney Karen P. Hewitt on Monday announced that the UNUM Group will pay...
Adviser Fees Not for Courts to Decide
May 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a decision that could have an affect on a variety of mutual fund fee...
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VA Firm Offers ERISA Fee Compliance Kit
May 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Richmond, Virginia company is offering a "fee compliance kit" to help employers make sure...
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Wal-Mart Hit with Excessive 401(k) Fee Suit
April 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Missouri Wal-Mart employee and participant in its 401(k) plan has filed an excessive fee...
Miller Fee Bill Cruises through House Committee
April 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The version of a 401(k) fee disclosure bill passed by a U.S. House committee Wednesday...
House Committee to Vote on Fee Disclosure Bill
April 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Education and Labor Committee is scheduled to vote on legislation to ensure that...
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Seligman Slashes Plan Fees
March 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seligman is discounting retirement plan takeover fees for Seligman Growth 401(k) plans, the company announced.
DoL: ERISA Fiduciaries Could Have Disclosure Mandate not Specified in Law
March 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal regulators have contended that fiduciaries may still be legally required to disclose plan fees...
Kraft Fee Suit Plaintiffs Lose Jury Trial Effort
March 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Because 401(k) participants suing Kraft Foods Global Inc., over plan fees are relying on the...
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Sponsors not Models of Confidence on Plan Fees
March 14, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors may insist they are comfortable with fee disclosure efforts as they exist now,...