DOL Fiduciary Responsibilities Seminar to Be Held in Cleveland
The DOL notes that complying with all fiduciary responsibilities can be especially challenging for small and medium-sized employers who have...
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Plan Sponsors, Advisers Must Move Forward on Fiduciary Rule Compliance
Plan sponsors are reminded of the rule's provisions regarding education.
University of Chicago Faces Excessive Fee Lawsuit
The university is accused of not negotiating a better price for recordkeeping and retaining high cost, underperforming investments, among other...
No More Delays for DOL Fiduciary Rule
Providers will have to begin complying with provisions of the new DOL fiduciary rule starting June 9, 2017.
Duke University 403(b) Plan Excessive Fee Suit Moves Forward
Claims moving forward regard excessive fees by using four recordkeepers and excessive fees by offering too many funds in the...
TIAA Settlement Agreement Goes Beyond Monetary Compensation
A significant number of non-monetary settlement terms have been agreed to, including that TIAA will add more non-proprietary investment options...
DOL Brings Fiduciary Responsibility Seminar to Illinois
The seminar will take a focus on fiduciary oversight, as well as protecting workers’ benefits.
Dodd-Frank, Fiduciary Rule Repeal Progresses in Congress
A bill that would repeal much of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and block the DOL fiduciary rule has...
Starwood Hotels 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit Moves Forward
A district court judge found the plaintiffs “have pleaded sufficient facts from which the Court can reasonably infer that Starwood...
RJR Wins Third Appellate Decision in ERISA Case
The text of the latest appellate court decision offers some food for thought about whether and to what extent there...
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The More Information ERISA Litigators Have, the Better
An ERISA litigator weighs in on whether information from a new analytics tool would be helpful to attorneys and their...
Labor Secretary Confirmation Could Bring Fiduciary Clarity
Andrew Acosta’s appointment as Secretary of Labor was more or less a non-event from the perspective of the wider media...
DOL Fiduciary Rule ‘Transition Period’ Will Pose Challenges
While the Department of Labor has signaled it could do another delay of the fiduciary rule prior to June 9,...
Adviser Dismissed From BB&T Self-Dealing Litigation
While the advisory firm has now been dismissed from the pool of defendants, the wider case itself will still apparently...
Not-for-Profit Plan Sponsors Show Plan Management Improvement
Not-for-profit plan sponsors have come a long way since 403(b) regulations were passed with establishing prudent processes for their plans,...
Judge Moves Forward J.P. Morgan Stable Value Fund Litigation
The plaintiffs seek to represent participants in more than 300 retirement plans which were invested in 78 stable value funds,...
Court Rules For CVS In Stable Value ERISA Challenge
Summarizing its decision, the court observes, “It is well established that the test of prudence ... is one of conduct,...
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ERISA Fiduciary Training Platform Launches
With the program, students will learn directly from David Donaldson, former senior Department of Labor (DOL) investigator and CEO of...
Investors Lack Fiduciary Awareness
Only 50% of investors who work with a financial adviser are certain whether their adviser is a fiduciary, while 38%...
Fiduciary Caused ESOP Participants To Overpay for Company Stock
A New Jersey District Court judge awarded more than $9.4 million to the plan.