Fee Disclosure Is to Ultimately Help Participants Make Informed Choices
July 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fee disclosure rules are designed to “make sure everyone knows what they are paying for...
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Congress, Labor Close Ranks on Fee Disclosure
July 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite rumblings about potential tension between regulators and legislators on fee disclosure...
BREAKING NEWS: DoL Issues New Rules on Fee Disclosure
July 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – After months of anticipation, the Department of Labor has finally released its...
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Hartford Cuts Funds’ Expense Ratios
July 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Hartford Mutual Funds has announced permanent fund expense reductions, effective July 1, 2010,...
Court Buys Retail vs. Institutional Share Fee Claims
July 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Even though the bulk of their claims were thrown out, 401(k) participants still won...
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IMHO: “Thinking” Caps
July 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the spate of revenue-sharing suits has—for the moment, anyway—faded into the...
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How Much Is Too Much?
I want to go on record by saying that I believe in America, I think 401(k) plans...
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401(k) Participants not as Knowledgeable as Employers Think
July 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey reveals that 401(k) participants don’t know as much about plan fees and...
Court Approves Settlement in Revenue-Sharing Suit
June 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has approved a $13.8 million revenue-sharing based settlement between...
Fee Disclosure Not in Senate Tax Extenders Bill
June 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some of the pension changes incorporated in pending legislation in the House...
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SPARK Institute Opposes Fee Disclosure Measure
June 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The SPARK Institute has expressed its opposition to the defined contribution plan fee disclosure provision...
House Passes Fee Disclosure and Pension Funding Relief Bill
May 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that provides for defined contribution plan fee...
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TPA Uses Brightscope Data for Plan Benchmarking
May 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A New York-based third party administrator is offering a new level of benchmarking...
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RidgeWorth Unveils Fee Benchmark Tool
May 25, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – RidgeWorth Investments has launched an interactive fee benchmarking tool for financial advisers who work with...
Fee Disclosure Rides Along with Pension Relief
May 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Apparently there’s more than pension fixes tucked away in that new jobs...
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Putnam Puts Fee Transparency Front and Center
May 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –As part of its redesigned plan sponsor Web site to be launched next month, Putnam...
Unisys, Fidelity Win Excessive Fee Case Dismissal
April 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal court has dismissed charges that Unisys Corporation and Fidelity Management Trust Company caused...
Federated Says Money Market Fee Waivers to Stay
April 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federated Investors, the third-largest U.S. manager of money market funds, announced that it expects to...
Mutual Fund Fees Remained Steady in 2009
April 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average expense ratios of stock funds and bond funds rose slightly in 2009, but...
Beverly Enterprises Settles 401(k) Plan Excessive Fee Charges
April 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Beverly Enterprises has agreed to settle for $6.25 million claims that it caused its 401(k)...