Products | October 30th, 2018 Vanguard Offers Guide to Evaluating TDFs The guide provides a checklist for periodic reviews, key questions to ask and items to consider.
Compliance | October 26th, 2018 New York AG Accuses Exxon of Misleading Investors About Climate Change Risk The New York State Common Retirement Fund and the New York State Teachers Retirement System hold Exxon shares with a...
Investing | October 25th, 2018 ICI Makes Recommendations for Improved Investment Disclosures ICI created a prototype of a recommended summary shareholder report, tested it, and found the majority of investors agreed that...
Administration | October 23rd, 2018 Retirement Planning Isn’t Just About Saving During National Retirement Security Week, industry sources remind plan sponsors that education should include all factors in the realm of...
Products | October 18th, 2018 Investment Product and Service Launches PGIM Rolls Out First of Set of ETF Expansion; Invesco Acquires MassMutual Asset Management Affiliate; and Horace Mann and SWBC to Offer...
Investing | October 18th, 2018 Stable Value Funds Expected to Prevail Despite Short-Term Interest Rates While money market funds may look more appealing in the short run, this is not expected to last.
Compliance | October 11th, 2018 Fidelity Faces Another 401(k) Self-Dealing Lawsuit The lawsuit not only calls out Fidelity’s use of all proprietary funds in its 401(k) investment lineup, but also accuses...
Investing | October 9th, 2018 U.S. Institutional Investors Changing Views of ESG Investing A global survey of institutional investors found more in the U.S. said ESG factors can be a source of alpha...
Compliance | October 4th, 2018 Company That Acquired DST Systems Sued Over Profit Sharing Plan Investment As in a previous lawsuit, the complaint questions the fiduciary prudence of investing profit sharing plan assets in the Sequoia...
Investing | September 27th, 2018 LGBTQ Retirement Savers Need to Invest More Conservatively Stock market volatility and a major downturn in the stock market seem worrisome for the LGBTQ community as people approach...
Investing | September 27th, 2018 Trade War Effects on Retirement Plans What plan sponsors should consider as trade wars intensify.
Investing | September 26th, 2018 Plan Sponsors Need the Right Motivations for Choosing ESG Investments Political motivations and investor recommendations can result in choosing a low-performing investment for a retirement plan.
Investing | September 26th, 2018 Analysis Finds Shift Away from U.S. Equity in Favor of Other Asset Classes Corporate plans have significantly increased their U.S. fixed income allocation, while public plans have used the funds from U.S. equity...
Compliance | September 14th, 2018 Judge Moves Forward Some Claims in M&T Bank Proprietary Funds Suit Several defendants, including M&T Bank and certain Wilmington Trust subsidiaries were found not to be fiduciaries and dismissed from the...
Investing | August 30th, 2018 Participants Need to Understand Market Cycles The record bull market may cause retirement plan participants to be overly confident, but they need to understand market cycles...
Compliance | August 24th, 2018 Court Finds All Claims Plausible in T. Rowe Price Self-Dealing Suit The original complaint accuses T. Rowe Price 401(k) plan trustees of breaching their fiduciary duties under ERISA by either failing...
Investing | August 10th, 2018 SSGA Eliminating A Shares for Target Retirement Funds SSGA is following the trend of providers lowering investment fees, and sees an opportunity to attract 403(b) plan sponsors.
Compliance | August 10th, 2018 PIMCO Excessive Compensation Lawsuit Dropped PIMCO has requested that a number of documents remain sealed and not be open to the public by the court.
Products | August 9th, 2018 Investment Product and Service Launches Lincoln Financial creates personalized target-date portfolios; Aon Hewitt-managed pooled funds claim compliance with GIPS; Vanguard launches Global Credit Bond Fund;...
Compliance | August 8th, 2018 Citigroup Agrees to Settle Proprietary Funds Lawsuit The financial firm will pay $6,900,000 in settlement.