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IMHO: Loan Arranging
May 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The headlines last week were all about how new legislation had been introduced...
Tag: Fiduciary
Retirement Plan Trustee not Responsible for Adviser Fraud
May 20, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court has ruled that UMB Bank is not responsible for losses to...
Benefits Committee Can be Sued for Benefits Misrepresentation
May 13, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Mars, Inc. retiree can pursue fiduciary breach claims against the Mars Benefit Plans Committee,...
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IMHO: Out of Proportion
May 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Without question the retirement plan industry has prospered from the long-standing practice...
Opinions |
IMHO: The Enemy of the Good?
May 4, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the past couple of years 401(k) evaluation service BrightScope has made...
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Mutual of Omaha Expands Fiduciary Services to Retirement Plans
April 27, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual of Omaha said it will begin offering a new plan-level fiduciary service option to...
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Providers Team up to Provide Fiduciary Services to Smaller Plans
April 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has teamed with Wilshire Associates Incorporated to help plan sponsors...
Benefits |
Bright Ideas: Insights from PLANSPONSOR's Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year and Finalists
April 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sister publication PLANADVISER recently introduced the winners and finalists for the 2011 PLANSPONSOR Retirement...
Law Firm Supports Making ESOP Valuators Fiduciaries
April 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Unlike other commenters on the Department of Labor’s proposed redefinition of fiduciary, the law firm...
Opinions |
IMHO: Expert Opinions
April 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I learned a long time ago that when it comes to things like automobile...
SURVEY SAYS: Do You Benchmark Your Retirement Plan Fees?
April 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There’s a lot of discussion about the fees paid by workplace retirement plans.
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IMHO: Mixed Messages
April 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We had wrapped up a very successful half-day adviser event ahead of our annual...
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TIAA-CREF Adds Fiduciary Services Option
March 31, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Through a relationship with Ibbotson Associates, TIAA-CREF now offers plan sponsors an additional option for...
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IMHO: Comparison “Points”
March 30, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Every year about this time, we get reports from firms that purport to tell...
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M Financial Connects with Fiduciary Benchmarks, BlackRock
March 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Benchmarking firm Fiduciary Benchmarks has announced a strategic partnership with M Financial...
Fiduciary Definition Change Comment Period Set to Close April 12
March 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal regulators have announced that the deadline for public comment about whether the term “fiduciary”...
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IMHO: Court Costs
March 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Last week brought to light an aspect of 401(k) litigation that doesn’t...
DoL Announces “Fiduciary Responsibilities” Webcasts
March 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration will sponsor “Getting It Right –...
Sun Trust Served with 401(k) Suit
March 21, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR,com) – A retiree has sued Sun Trust Banks, alleging that it favored investment...
ASPPA Reiterates Support for DoL Fiduciary Definition Deliberations
March 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Declaring that prior reports of its position on the Department of Labor’s (DoL) proposed regulation...