PLANADVISER publishes the bulk of our news content online, but we are also proud to continue presenting our bimonthly print edition. Complementing our online news, the print edition contains extensive analysis of the most important industry events and market trends. We also present our own proprietary research and columns from leading ERISA attorneys. Find some of our latest “print coverage” linked below.
Our research team recently completed our annual PLANSPONSOR Recordkeeping Survey, in which we quantitatively report about recordkeepers’ products and services, as well as their total assets and overall client demographics. This research continues to turn up in industry-leading data about the provider marketplace. I still get a kick out of seeing it footnoted on TV commercials or in mainstream print ads when a provider states it is the biggest or has the most plans.
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I’m a fiduciary adviser to Employee Retirement Income Security Act plans. I heard that the Department of Labor just provided guidance on private equity investments in 401(k) plans. What did it say?
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The high court’s ruling states that the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals erred in relying on the fact that plaintiff-participants had the ‘ultimate choice’ over their investments to excuse allegedly imprudent decisions by the plan sponsor.
Expert ERISA attorneys say the new opinion in Hughes v. Northwestern University, while important, is far from earth-shattering when it comes to its likely impact on the pace or character of retirement plan fee litigation.
The suit alleges that John Hancock Life Insurance Co. violated ERISA by retaining foreign tax credits generated by plans’ investments under a group variable annuity contract.
