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Securian Adds SmartDollar to Retirement Plan Education Platform
The SmartDollar solution was created by author and national radio show host Dave Ramsey and is aimed at boosting financial wellness both inside and outside the employer-sponsored retirement...
Second Circuit Affirms Fiduciary Liability for Poor Diversification
A concise example of summary judgement published by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court underscores retirement plan fiduciaries’ absolute duty to diversify and carefully administer participant assets.
Investment Products and Service Launches
Conning Launches New Suite of Risk Management Software; Advisor Partners Releases Global High Quality Dividend Yield Strategy; Jackson Square Partners Offering Mutual Funds; and more.
Morningstar Releases App for Advisers
The free app will allow advisers to tap into clients’ overall asset allocation, return, risk and market value across accounts in real time.
District Court to Take Another Look at BP Stock Drop Suit
An appellate court has sent the case back to a lower court after finding that BP's ESOP participants did not meet all pleading standards set by the U.S....
Mercer Launches 401(k) solution
Participants in Mercer Wise 401(k) will have complete access to Mercer Financial Wellness, an open architecture platform that includes access to online budgeting tools, credit-score monitoring, a robo-advice...
DB Annuitization May Be More Costly Than Maintaining the Plan
Plan sponsors need help assessing several factors before deciding whether to purchase an annuity buyout for their DB plans.
Millennials Who Do Not Start Saving Soon May Never Catch Up
Given the likelihood of higher expenses coupled to weaker markets and slow-growing wages, one analysis suggests Millennials on average may need to save nearly a quarter of annual...
Capital Group Survey Underscores Investor Anxieties
Nearly two-thirds of Gen Xers are kept up at night thinking about financing their retirement.
CFP, FPA and Others Announce Volunteer Advice Events
Throughout October, the groups will host 22 one-day events in cities across the U.S., staffed by CFP professionals offering no-cost discussions and consultations with the public.
Top-Hat Plan Participant Can Get ERISA Help With Denial of Benefits
ERISA Section 502(a)(3) may extend to remedy inequitable conduct pertaining to a supposed waiver of plan rights and to a breach of the general good faith standard of...
Majority of Today’s Retirees Have a Pension
However, only 24% of workers are covered by a pension.
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2016 PLANADVISER Retirement Plan Adviser Survey
Advisers assess investment managers and recordkeepers
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Millennials Essential
Practices have several ways to successfully recruit this talent
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Fiduciary Crunch Time
Retirement industry providers are preparing careful responses to the fiduciary rule
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IRS Restricts Salary Deferrals for NQDC Plans
... yet its proposed rules backtrack on vesting threat
Pittsburgh-Area Hospital System Files Provider Lawsuit
A UPMC hospital system subsidiary in Altoona, Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit claiming plan service provider CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services made costly actuarial errors in projecting pension liabilities.