Compliance | February 6th, 2019 MassMutual Wins Lawsuit Over Stable Value Fund Spread A judge found the plaintiff in the lawsuit was bound by a prior settlement agreement and that MassMutual did not...
Investing | December 11th, 2018 401(k) Participant Trading Returned to Normal in November Most 401(k) trading in the month favored fixed income investments.
Administration | November 19th, 2018 Some Plan Design Choices Could Undermine Participant Outcomes Setting defaults too low, choosing the wrong default investment and offering company stock as an investment option could result in...
Products | November 8th, 2018 Investment Product and Service Launches The Standard Grows Stable Value Fund Options, and First Trust Creates Dow Jones International Internet ETF.
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.
Participants | August 14th, 2018 401(k) Participants Mostly Stayed Put in Investments in July Among those who did trade, the majority put assets into fixed income vehicles.
Products | July 12th, 2018 Investment Product and Service Launches Vanguard expands commission-free ETF transactions; MassMutual and T. Rowe Price create TDF collaboration; Johnson Investment Counsel adds Charles River as...
Products | June 28th, 2018 Investment Products and Services Launches Transamerica launches Stable Value account for retirement plans; Fidelity offers third ESG investing option; Vanguard ESG ETFs to commence trading...
Participants | May 15th, 2018 401(k) Investors Moved into Fixed Income in April In light of the market volatility, they fled from equities
Compliance | April 26th, 2018 Motion for Class Certification Filed in American Airlines Stable Value Fund Suit The complaint says that instead of offering a stable value fund in its 401(k) plan, American Airlines offered the AA...
Compliance | March 26th, 2018 Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of CVS Stable Value Fund Suit The appellate court found no evidence that the CVS retirement plan’s stable value fund departed radically from the investment standards...
Compliance | February 22nd, 2018 Court Affirms Dismissal of Fidelity Stable Value Fund Suit The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Fidelity’s decision to obtain more secure wrap coverage for the stable...
Investing | January 3rd, 2018 Litigation Cautions Plan Sponsors to Evaluate Stable Value Funds An analysis from Mayer Brown LLP attorneys offers helpful guidance for retirement plan fiduciaries thinking about making changes to their...
Compliance | December 28th, 2017 Great-West Wins Suit Over Key Guaranteed Portfolio Fund A judge ultimately found that Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company was not a fiduciary with respect to the fund...
Investing | December 12th, 2017 MetLife Finds Move Away From Money Market Funds in DC Plans Fifty-two percent of defined contribution retirement plan sponsors offer money market funds as capital preservation options, down from 62% in...
Compliance | December 4th, 2017 Class Representatives Say J.P. Morgan Lawsuit Settlement Is Not Enough Last month, J.P. Morgan agreed to pay $75 million to settle litigation accusing it of investing stable value funds in...
Compliance | November 16th, 2017 SIFMA Urges Court to Affirm Decision in Fidelity Stable Value Fund Suit The association argues that plaintiffs’ claims rely on hindsight, ask Fidelity to “follow the herd” and imply Fidelity should not...
Compliance | November 7th, 2017 J.P. Morgan Agrees to Settle Stable Value Funds Suit The firm has agreed to pay $75 million to settle litigation brought by multiple retirement plan participants alleging J.P. Morgan...
Participants | September 15th, 2017 August Uptick in Trading Favors Fixed Income The majority of outflows from retirement plan participant accounts came from U.S. equities and company stock, despite powerful stock market...
Participants | August 2nd, 2017 Company Stock, Stable Value Funds Lose Participant Assets in May and June Both May and June were light trading months for 401(k) participants, but when they did trade, they favored equities.