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Voya Announces Availability of Student Loan Debt Benefits
Through a partnership with Vault, employers have three core offerings from which to choose.
Suit Challenging TDFs in Walgreen Retirement Plan to Proceed
Citing previous court decisions, a judge said dismissal is not proper at this early stage and the plaintiffs lack the information to detail their claims until discovery proceeds.
At the Helm: Advisers and Clients Embrace 3(38) Services
The retirement planning world has moved steadily toward 3(38) fiduciary investment management services, driven by the shared preferences of plan sponsors and advisers.
M&A as Adviser Talent Acquisition Strategy
The retirement planning business is a people business.
Wells Fargo Faces New 401(k) Self-Dealing Suit
Among other things, the lawsuit accuses defendants of selecting funds that that had no performance history that could form the basis of a fiduciary’s objective decision-making process.
Responding to Coronavirus, SEC Eases Certain Fund and Adviser Requirements
While in-person participation is an important part of the financial system regulated by the SEC, the virus is forcing market makers to significantly adjust their operations.
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State of the participant 2020: readiness within reach
Reflections on retirement readiness and ideas for improvement
Sponsored by John Hancock
Data Mine—March 2020
With each edition of the PLANADVISER Data Mine, we dig for the most actionable findings in the latest retirement plan industry research.
BOK Financial Faced With Self-Dealing Suit
Plaintiffs say the choice of underlying investments in funds using BOK’s CIT structure, as well as the use of BOK’s proprietary money market fund, were to benefit the...
Time to Comply: No ‘Grace Period’ Likely for Reg BI
As the SEC’s June 30 Regulation Best Interest deadline nears without hope of a grace period, sources say many financial services firms aren’t ready to comply.
SunTrust ERISA Litigation Draws to a Close
More than a decade of litigation ends in a $29 million settlement agreement.
Legislation Would Allow 403(b)s to Invest in CITs
The bill introduced to Congress is designed to ensure public sector and nonprofit retirement plans have the same access to low-cost investments as for-profit retirement plans do.
Salesforce Is Latest National Employer to Face ERISA Fee Litigation
Like so many other large U.S. employers, Salesforce is accused of failing to take advantage of the lowest cost share class available for many of the mutual funds...
SEC Permits Summary Prospectus Variable Annuity Disclosures
The new rule permits variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts to use a summary prospectus to provide disclosures to investors.
Investment Product and Service Launches
iJoin creates managed account program, and Ameritas launches glide-path tool for employer-sponsored plans.
Bear Markets Offer Annuity Education Opportunity
The U.S. stock market has entered bear market territory after its record bull run; one silver lining is the opportunity to educate people about annuities.
Divorce Can Derail Otherwise Solid Retirement Plans
Estate planners and attorneys see a growing trend of ‘gray divorce’ affecting couples in their pre-retirement years, though the challenges of divorce impact workers of all ages.
Could Market Volatility (or Recession) Disrupt Record M&A Activity?
For some years now, advisory firm owners have enjoyed a sellers’ market that has spurred record merger and acquisition volumes.
Judge Finds CalSavers Not Preempted by ERISA
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit and decided that granting the plaintiffs leave to amend would be futile.
Settlement in Invesco Self-Dealing Suit Calls for Additional Plan Investments
In addition to a payment of $3,470,000.00, Invesco agrees to add non-proprietary ETFs to its 401(k) plans' SDBA.