Compliance | October 15th, 2018 Health Care Provider Accused of Excessive Fees in 403(b) and 401(k) Plans A lawsuit alleges that the defendants failed to take advantage of the plans' bargaining power by only offering actively managed...
Compliance | September 26th, 2018 KRS Wins Lawsuit While Another Suit Over Hedge Fund Investments Is Ongoing A court agreed that the Kentucky Retirement System board of trustees were permitted by law to choose alternative investments one...
Investing | August 31st, 2018 Return on Investments, Mortality and Insurer Expenses Key Factors in Pricing Annuities Whether looking to provide in-plan guaranteed income solutions for a DC plan or looking for an annuity to purchase for...
Compliance | August 21st, 2018 Litigators Not the Only Ones Looking Into Retirement Plan Investments and Fees The EBSA’s Plan Investment Conflicts (PIC) project have reviewed conflicts of interest of fiduciary service providers and investment managers of...
Compliance | August 20th, 2018 Analysis of Settlement Terms in Deutsche Bank ERISA Litigation The bank has agreed to pay $21.9 million to settle charges it benefited from including proprietary funds in its 401(k)...
Compliance | June 13th, 2018 Fiduciary Responsibilities for DC Plan Loans The DOL views them as plan investments.
Products | May 31st, 2018 Investment Products and Services Launches MassMutual introduces new TDFs, and Krane Funds Advisors creates CIT for retirement plans.
Investing | May 18th, 2018 Is There Any Hope for 403(b)s to Be Able to Use CITs? These lower-cost funds are growing more popular in the 401(k) market, but are not available to most 403(b) plans.
Compliance | May 17th, 2018 Lawsuit Filed Against Plan Sponsor, Aon Hewitt for Untested Funds in 401(k) According to the complaint, the defendants removed a large number of established funds in the plan that were performing well...
Administration | April 18th, 2018 Consultants Support Retiree-Focused Investment Options DC plan consultants surveyed by PIMCO offer suggestions for helping retirees with income, core investment menu design and other DC...
Compliance | March 30th, 2018 Edward Jones Fails to Win Dismissal of Self-Dealing Suit The defendants argued that a court decision in a self-dealing lawsuit against Wells Fargo supports their motion to dismiss their...
Compliance | March 26th, 2018 Gannett Faces ERISA Stock Drop Complaint The lawsuit alleges that Gannett Co., its benefit plans committee and other fiduciaries’ decision to concentrate plan investments in Gannett’s...
Products | March 15th, 2018 Investment Products and Services Launches Hartford Funds lowers fees for six ETFs; oekom research joins ISS, renames brand; T. Rowe Price releases multi-strategy fund; and...
Compliance | February 13th, 2018 DOL Reaches Settlement for Plans Affected by Fraudulent Loans U.S. Fiduciary Services and three of its subsidiaries agreed to provide payment of more than $7 million to 42 retirement...
Data and Research | February 2nd, 2018 Americans Confident DC Plans Can Help Them Meet Their Goals They like the tax advantages, investment opportunities and investor control that 401(k)s and other DC plans offer them, ICI finds.
Products | February 1st, 2018 Investment Products and Services Launches BCG adds 401(k) managed account from Stadion to recordkeeping platform; Mercer partners with Investment Metrics for client reporting; BCM TDF...
Compliance | February 1st, 2018 Oracle Excessive Fee Suit Gets Class Certification However, a federal judge certified subclasses on the imprudent investment claims because class representatives were not all invested in the...
Compliance | January 30th, 2018 Self-Dealing Suit Filed Against Mutual of Omaha The complaint alleges fiduciaries of Mutual of Omaha’s 401(k) plan violated their fiduciary duties by selecting numerous investment options because...
Compliance | January 29th, 2018 Request to Appeal Class Certification Denied in Franklin Templeton Suit The firm’s lawyers noted that the plaintiff signed an agreement not to pursue any class action claims, but a Supreme...
Compliance | January 24th, 2018 Hospital 403(b) Plan Faces Lawsuit Over Investment Share Class Selection The plaintiffs claim plan fiduciaries repeatedly failed to monitor the share classes of mutual fund investments and to substitute less...