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It is a fully bundled 401(k) plan offering that incorporates a broad selection of investment products, as well as 3(38) fiduciary oversight.

While they have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 7.25% a year in the past five years, if advisers were better educated about them and if...

The proposed rule, which the OMB has up to 60 days to review is aimed at reducing costs and improving participant understanding of retirement plan disclosures.

A litigation firm has listed what it is investigating for potential lawsuits over target-date funds (TDFs) in retirement plans.

A federal district court judge explained how the plaintiff actually benefited after the stock shares were purchased, so she suffered no harm.

Prior to October 1, employers can get $100 or $200 off new plan set-up costs.

A three-judge panel concluded that a precedent-setting appellate decision which held that ERISA claims are not arbitrable is “no longer good law” in light of interim Supreme Court...

Fiduciaries were ordered to restore $6,502,500 to the plan for an overpriced purchase.

In July, the IRS proposed regulations that would provide an exception, if certain requirements are met, to the application of the “unified plan rule,” what the industry refers...

Board of Governors candidate-by-petition Chris Flint has defeated the FINRA-preferred candidate Andrew Duff.

This adds to its consolidated view of the financial services industry, including detailed profiles on all firms and professionals.

The “Automatic IRA Act of 2019” would require employers that do not provide another qualified retirement plan and that have more than 10 employees to enroll workers automatically...

The bottom line was, “Absent extraordinary circumstances, ERISA’s duty of prudence requires an ESOP fiduciary to publicly disclose inside information only when the securities laws require such disclosure.”

Does an individual’s failure to cash a retirement plan distribution check permit her to exclude the amount of the designated distribution from her gross income in that year?

Attorneys for the defense in Kennis vs. Metropolitan West say their victory in district court could be a turning point in a trend of securities litigation that emerged...

Gramercy Funds hires global head of business development; Ascensus acquires retirement and benefits solution adviser; Private equity director joins Hirtle Callaghan; and...

It assigns points to various plan and participant features and recommends ways to improve participants’ retirement readiness outlook.

Northern Trust enhances securities lending offering; Global X adds ETF suite to Model Market Center; and Cohen & Steers makes...