| President Trump’s EBSA Nominee Wins Full Senate Approval |
| The Senate HELP Committee cleared Preston Rutledge’s nomination earlier in December; now the full Senate has approved his nomination to a post in which he will play a critical role overseeing the retirement planning industry and the future of the fiduciary rule.
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| ERISA Litigation Landmarks Set the Stage for 2018 |
| One ERISA attorney who specializes in defending employers against fiduciary breach claims says 2017 has delivered no shortage of important, potentially precedent-setting decisions involving employee benefits law; and the stage is set for another whirlwind of a year in 2018.
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| Aggressive Plan Design |
| Specialist retirement plan advisers know full well what a robust plan looks like—it leverages the basic principles of behavioral finance and choice architecture to turn participants’ inertia into a tool for their own benefit. While the formula is fairly simple, some plan sponsors resist discussions about aggressive plan design, due to misconceptions.
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| Retirement Industry People Moves |
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Mercer Reveals Leadership Changes in Its Wealth and Health Hemisphere; Milwaukee Institutional Announces Boston Location Led by VP; BPOC Acquires Zenith American; and more.
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