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Talking Scale With Voya, Sterling Resources Leaders
Over the past decade, the universe of retirement plan recordkeepers has contracted from about 400 to approximately 150, with no signs of slowing. Experts say one lesson learned...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Neuberger Berman selects client adviser for institutional client group; Nuveen hires global head of client services; BPAS names new president and executive VP; and more.
Dissecting TIAA Subsidiary’s $97 Million SEC Rollover Settlement
A subsidiary of TIAA will settle conflict of interest charges related to the provision of rollover advice to employer-sponsored retirement plan participants; the development offers up some important...
Investment Product and Service Launches
Fiduciary Insurance Services to provide annuity evaluation services; Alegeus partners with CAPTRUST on new HSA solution; and Cabana launches new ETF suite with ETC.
Practice Progress: SEPs, SIMPLEs and More: Growing a Practice With Smaller Clients
A PLANADVISER webinar underscored key plan design offerings when working with smaller plan clients.
Koch Industries Agrees to $4 Million Settlement of ERISA Excessive Fee Suit
The settlement includes a stipulation to perform a recordkeeper RFP.
Lawsuit Claims Yum! Brands Misclassified Employee, Denied Him Retirement Benefits
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff met the test for employee status per prior case law, but Yum misclassified him as an independent contractor for 25 years.
Advisers Can Help With Financial Biases
A Morningstar survey details what biases are affecting investors and explains what advisers can do to diminish these influences.
Industry Groups Say No New Regulations Needed Regarding Brokerage Windows
The ERISA Advisory Council was told brokerage windows serve a special purpose and onerous regulations could discourage their use.
Judge Stays Land O’Lakes Lawsuit for Mediation
The Land O’Lakes defendants’ motion to dismiss the suit based on a lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a plausible claim succeeded only in part,...
Wirehouse Advisers Less Satisfied Than Others
In a J.D. Power survey, independent advisory firms were more likely to have a higher satisfaction score than employee groups.
M&A Update: CAPTRUST’s 50th, New SageView and Hub Deals
Even after years of accelerated consolidation of retirement plan advisory and wealth management firms, the pace of mergers and acquisitions is not letting up one bit.
ERISA Lawsuit Filed Against AAA Carolinas
The plaintiffs in the case say that when the plan switched to cheaper share class TDFs, participant accounts should have been ‘repaired.’
Plaintiffs in T. Rowe Price ERISA Lawsuit Denied Interlocutory Appeal
The plaintiffs wanted an appellate court to decide whether a plan amendment requiring the use of T. Rowe Price funds in the firm's retirement plan violated ERISA.
Court Affirms Arrangement Between Sponsor and Recordkeeper Not a Prohibited Transaction
After reviewing a decision in an ERISA lawsuit against Banner Health, the 10th Circuit also found no reason to order the sponsor to implement an RFP process.
Pandemic Proved Value of ‘S-ESOP’ Employee Ownership
Workers at employee-owned S corporations, who invest in and own their employers via ‘S employee stock ownership plans,’ report being on significantly more stable financial ground than other...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Putnam Investments announces developments to GAA team; Virtus Investment Partners enters acquisition with Stone Harbor; distribution head joins OneAmerica Retirement Services; and more.
Hidden Commissions, Fraud Alleged in New Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in Tennessee say their adviser never disclosed that he received a commission on the sale of certain life insurance products and allegedly made...
DOL Addresses Question About Providing Audio Recordings to ERISA Claimants
The requirement to produce requested documents and the definition of relevant documents addressed in a DOL information letter applies to retirement plans, an attorney tells PLANADVISER.