June 12th, 2018

Partial Summary Judgement in Deutsche Bank Self-Dealing ERISA Suit In a detailed ruling, the Deutsche Bank defendants’ motion for summary judgment is granted with respect to certain prohibited transaction claims, but denied with respect to other breach of fiduciary duty claims. Read more > 4th Circuit Agrees Bank of America Cash Balance Participants Are Not Due More Relief The appellate court found Bank of America did not profit from transferring participants’ 401(k) accounts to a cash balance plans and noted that previously the bank entered into a closing agreement with the IRS, paying a $10 million fine and setting up a special-purpose 401(k) plan to restore participants’ accounts. Read more > Millennials Expect to Retire at Age 56 Seventeen percent have not yet achieved financial independence from their parents. In most cases, moving out of the home triggers being financially cut off. On average, Millennials expect to begin saving for retirement at age 36, and 28% do not plan to ever retire. Read more > Data Points: The Adviser Difference With interest in managed accounts growing, it is worth analyzing whether plans that have both an adviser and a managed account have better outcomes—i.e., with regard to deferral rates and average balances—than do plans without an adviser. Read more > MOST READ ARTICLES

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