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JHRPS Adds Divisional VPs; Stroock Brings Partners to New York and D.C. Offices; Northern Trust Grows Sales Team; and more.

The IRS clarified that forfeitures would be permitted to be used to fund QMACs and QNECs.

“We need to think about benefits in the way employees view them,” Benz Communications’s Engagement Strategist Megan Yost said during a webcast.

The leader of Sullivan & Worcester's Capital Markets Group analyzes the SEC’s recent move to double the limit of equity compensation that can be awarded by private companies...

He says he will seek legislation that would require pension plans managed by religious organizations in Rhode Island to send regular updates on the financial health of the...

The firm is launching a new adviser support program featuring dedicated coaches and customized online tools to support firm growth and improve the client experience.

Northern Trust Creates Private Equity and Hedge Fund Service Group; Impax Introduces ESG-Focused Fund; OneAmerica to Offer Russell Investments Managed Accounts; and more.  

However, there are things retirement plan advisers and sponsors can do to encourage them to take on more risk.

“ERISA’s limitations on who employers can exclude from ERISA plans are very narrow,” the decision states. “The law prohibits an employer from denying participation in an ERISA plan...

The SEC solicited public comment on potential changes to the regulator’s treatment of equity compensation, tied to the emergence of the “gig economy.”

The bills would allow for pooled employer plans, incentivize employers to adopt plans with automatic enrollment; allow employers to automatically enroll their workers in emergency savings accounts; and...

LifeYield LLC has rolled out a fully updated edition of the LifeYield Advantage Suite software, featuring the firm’s proprietary Taxficient Score.

Investors in TDFs need to look beyond price tags to investment strategy to determine the appropriateness of the fees and should be mindful of the relatively tight dispersion...

Greg Hahn, founder and chief investment officer at Winthrop Capital Management, offers some timely analysis on the flattening of the yield curve and navigating a rising interest rate...

Employers say debt, saving for retirement, paying for their children’s education expenses and covering basic living expenses are top worries of employees, and 63% of employers surveyed currently...

Seventy-five percent of those with advisers say they are disciplined or very disciplined financial planners, relative to just 37% of those without an adviser.

State Street replies that "since the overcharging was discovered [we] have substantially enhanced our controls."

According to the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index, June was a slow month for trading in defined contribution plans; when 401(k) investors made trades, they tended to favor fixed...

However, a federal district judge found enough plausible evidence to move some duty of prudence claims forward.