December 6th, 2018

Attorneys Report Settlement in Duke University 403(b) Plan Cases One case focused on excessive fees for recordkeeping, administrative, and investment services, and the other focused on revenue sharing. Read more > No Required Amendments on IRS’ Annual List for 2018 When the agency ended its determination letter program, it said it would publish a list of required amendments for individually designed retirement plans to maintain their qualified plan status after October 1 of each year. Read more > Institutional Investors Expect the Bull Market Will End in 2019 Sixty-five percent of institutional investors expect the bull market will end within the next 12 months, according to a report from Natixis Investment Managers, “Keep Calm and Invest On.” Seventy percent expect another financial crisis within the next five years. Read more > Complying With ‘FAIR Act,’ SEC Eases Fund Research Distribution Restrictions The SEC says these changes are needed to reduce obstacles to providing research on investment funds, and to harmonize the treatment of such research with research on other public companies. Read more > MOST READ ARTICLES

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