June 3rd, 2016

Anticipated Lawsuit Against DOL Fiduciary Rule Has Arrived A coalition of national financial and business trade groups has filed a lawsuit to strike down the DOL’s new regulations that will require most brokers and investment consultants to act as fiduciaries. Read more > Pension Plan Clients Facing a New Credit Market Liquidity Outlook DB plan sponsors need help assessing whether they are in the right vehicle structures or funds offering the right liquidity terms. Read more > Nearly One-Quarter of Employees Expect to Work Past Age 70 More than six in 10 respondents would be willing to pay more out of their paychecks for more generous retirement benefits; and the same number would be willing to pay more for a more certain benefit at the point of retirement. Read more > Washington to Launch First State-Run Retirement Plan for Private-Sector The Small Business Retirement Marketplace will be an Internet site through which individuals and employees of small companies can set up retirement plans. It will operate much like the Washington Health Exchange does now for individuals to buy health insurance.  Read more > MOST READ ARTICLES

Take PLANSPONSOR’s Survey of Third Party Administrators PLANSPONSOR magazine is conducting this survey to provide retirement plans and their advisers a sense of the employer-sponsored retirement plan TPA market. Follow the link to participate and for more information. Read more > Index Allows DB Plan Sponsors to Measure Illiquidy Risk Premiums A new research paper argues investors generally do not have a good understanding of what they’re being paid for having their capital locked up. Read more > Event Information: Marketing and Prospecting Your Adviser Practice Join PLANADVISER’s upcoming webcast exploring the complex world of advisory practice marketing. Read more > Investment Product and Service Launches Oppenheimer unveils new infrastructure fund; Morningstar acquires fixed-income analytics firm InvestSoft Technology; Cohen & Steers named adviser to new SEI fund; Hartford Funds partners with Schroders to expand investment platform; and more. Read more > Advisor Group Adopts Envestnet Retirement Solutions Platform The Envestnet platform is now part of Advisor Group’s comprehensive offering for financial professionals serving the retirement plans marketplace. Read more >

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