Employer Contributions Owed to Plan Not Plan Assets
January 8, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court ruled employer contributions owed to a 401(k) plan are not plan...
Tag: Fiduciary
Wyeth Settles Stock Drop Suit
January 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wyeth Inc. agreed to settle a class action stock drop lawsuit.
Segal Forms Fiduciary Liability Insurance Subsidiary
January 3, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Segal expanded and renamed its fiduciary liability insurance practice.
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How to Spot Hidden Provider Costs
December 20, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors can avoid paying hidden provider costs by asking detailed questions.
Case About Ameriprise 401(k) Fund Selection Moves Forward
December 17, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A case claiming Ameriprise Financial favored its own affiliate funds in its 401(k) investment lineup...
Court Approves Verizon Pension Buyout
December 7, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal district court has rejected the attempt by Verizon retirees to stop the transfer of...
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Paring Down Providers: A 403(b) Sponsor’s Experience
December 6, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Southern Methodist University (SMU) shared during a recent event its experience paring down to one...
DOL Sues Trustee for Purchasing Overvalued Stock
November 29, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) filed a lawsuit to recover losses by participants in...
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Stadion Offers 3(38) Management for TDFs
November 27, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stadion Money Management is offering ERISA 3(38) discretionary investment management for its target-date funds (TDFs).
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What the Election Means For Sponsors
November 9, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The presidential election means full speed ahead for issues like health care reform and the...
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Hewlett-Packard 401(k) Investigated for ERISA Violations
October 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Zamansky & Associates LLC is investigating the Hewlett-Packard Company's 401(k) plan for potential violations of...
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T. Rowe Price Offers Plan Sponsor Fiduciary Training
October 22, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – T. Rowe Price launched FiduciarySource, an online program designed to help plan sponsors better understand...
Avoiding Audits Following Fee Disclosure
October 19, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Following the final Department of Labor (DOL) 408(b)(2) and 404(a)(5) regulations, many providers and plan...
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EPS and IPS Equally Important
October 15, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The education policy statement (EPS) is an important element of retirement plan fiduciary management, according...
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PEI Launches Fiduciary Protection Program
October 11, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Portfolio Evaluations Inc. (PEI) launched a fiduciary protection program, PEI Shield, which aims to help...
DOL Says Overvaluing Stock Led to ESOP Losses
October 2, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) filed a lawsuit against GreatBanc Trust Co. and Sierra...
Plan Trustees Sentenced for Embezzling From 401(k)
October 1, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Trustees of the Shelbyville, Kentucky-based Irotas Manufacturing Co. Inc. 401(k) plan have been sentenced for...
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TPAs, Small-Plan Advisers Expect Revenue Jump
September 26, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Third-party administrators (TPAs) and advisers specializing in small and midsized defined contribution (DC) plans remain...
TPA Authorized to Pay Claims Is a Fiduciary
September 24, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A court has ruled that a third-party administrator (TPA) authorized to pay medical claims on...
Amending a Plan Not a Fiduciary Act
September 18, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appellate court has ruled trustees of a multi-employer pension plan were not acting...