Calmer Perspectives on Tibble Fee Case
Despite enormous industry attention paid to the case, some attorneys say a pending Supreme Court decision in the Tibble vs....
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Initiative Seeks to Help Participants Investigate Retirement Plans
A former SEC attorney says retirement plan participant lawsuits don’t benefit anyone, and he has launched a new initiative designed...
Diverse TDFs Brought Diverse Returns in 2014
New Morningstar research shows what you expect is not always what you get with target-date funds.
Global DC Plans Highlight Efficiency Trend
A survey of Vanguard retirement plan clients operating in three or more countries shows, like in the U.S., the DC...
DOL Requests Continued Authority for Fee Disclosure Collection
OMB approval for collection of information about service provider fees and conflicts of interest expires today.
SEC Opens Door for Non-ERISA Plan Fee Disclosures
The SEC received a letter saying fee disclosures would also benefit participants of non-ERISA retirement plans.
Ameriprise Financial Settles ERISA Fee Litigation
Ameriprise will pay $27.5 million to settle a 401(k) excessive fee lawsuit.
Managed Accounts Show Little Fee Compression
Financial research and analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds managed account programs are more resistant to fee compression than other commonly...
Justices Consider ‘Duty to Monitor’ in Fee Case Arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case said to be the first excessive 401(k) fee litigation to...
Investment Fees Dip for Small and Large Plans
Underlying 401(k) investment fees declined for both small and large retirement plans in 2014, according to the 15th edition of...
Long-Running Lockheed Martin Fee Case Settled
Plaintiffs’ attorney Jerry Schlichter says the settlement is the largest result for a 401(k) excessive fee claim ever levied against...
Sponsors Active on Pension Risk and DC Cost Cutting
An Aon Hewitt survey of pension plan sponsors finds almost two in three could take direct action to curb risks...
Aegon Sued Over Management of Its Retirement Plan
A lawsuit claims retirement plan provider and asset manager Aegon USA caused superfluous fees to be charged to its own...
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New TDF Evaluation Tool from Greenspring Wealth
Greenspring Wealth Management has launched the Target Date (k)larity evaluation tool, aimed at supporting the fiduciary needs of retirement plan...
Swift ETF Product Development Continues
Rapid growth in exchange-traded fund assets is causing significant change at asset management firms, including many managers serving retirement plan...
Supreme Court Urged to Drop Review in Tibble Case
Edison International has petitioned the U.S. Supreme court to drop its review of Tibble vs. Edison International, a closely watched...
DOL Challenges Rochester Investment Adviser on Fees
The U.S. Labor Department filed a complaint against a Rochester, New York, investment adviser and plan administrator to recover losses...
A New Landscape of TDFs in Retirement Plans
About one in 10 plan sponsors replaced their target-date fund/balanced fund manager in 2014.
More Employers Offering Overall Financial Help
An increasing number of employers are broadening the types of financial and retirement planning resources they offer employees.
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PNC Unveils ‘Zero Revenue’ Mutual Fund Platform
PNC Retirement Solutions released a zero revenue sharing mutual fund platform for defined contribution retirement plans.