November 16th, 2018

ERISA Litigation, Regulation Landscape Set for 2019 Speaking to a room of plan sponsors and specialist consultants in Boston, two ERISA litigation experts offered a detailed review of recent action in big-ticket lawsuits impacting employer sponsored retirement plans. Read more > Newly Required Risk Assessment Could Help DB Plan Sponsors With Decisions A new Accounting Standards Board Standard of Practice requires actuaries to identify risks that, in the actuary’s professional judgment, may reasonably be anticipated to significantly affect the defined benefit plan’s future financial condition. Read more > Pension Funds, Asset Managers Create Principals for Firearms Manufacturers The five principles serve as a conversation starter for investors to use when engaging companies to be active participants in protecting and enhancing long-term portfolio values by ensuring risks are being appropriately monitored and addressed. Read more > Half of Small Businesses Have Researched Offering a 401(k) But 55% decided to take no action Read more > MOST READ ARTICLES

Sponsored message from ADP Financial Stress Impacts Employee Engagement and Productivity Financial stress affects employee job satisfaction and productivity. Read more > Vanguard Integrates Health and Wealth With HSA Offering In partnership with HealthEquity, Vanguard will offer plan sponsors the ability to provide an HSA solution to their employees that features low-cost Vanguard funds or the same investment options as their DC plan line-up. Read more > Investment Product and Service Launches Archer and Wilshire Analytics Partner to Add Analysis; E*Trade Platform Expands Available ETFs; Vanguard Increases Active Fixed Income Offerings; and more. Read more > Market Mirror Thursday, the Dow gained 208.77 points (0.83%) to finish at 25,289.27, the NASDAQ closed 122.64 points (1.72%) higher at 7,259.03, and the S&P 500 increased 28.62 points (1.06%) to 2,730.20. The Russell 2000 was up 21.62 points (1.44%) at 1,524.12, and the Wilshire 5000 climbed 305.08 points (1.10%) to 28,158.86.   The price of the 10-year Treasury note increased 4/32, bringing its yield down to 3.109%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond was up 2/32, decreasing its yield to 3.364%.

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