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ERISA Lawsuit Filed Over Managed Account Arrangement
The complaint alleges that Stadion Money Management and Mutual of Omaha abused their managed account arrangement by putting their own interests ahead of participants’.
Plan Sponsors Have Questions About Dynamic Default Investments
Progressive plan design features take time to catch on, including the emerging “hybrid QDIA” approach that pairs TDFs and managed accounts; experts say plan sponsors are interested, but...
Wolters Kluwer Further Simplifies Retirement Plan Distribution Processing
Users can now push their distribution data that was collected in Wolters Kluwer's Distribution Tracking Software into ftwilliam.com's 1099 software, which automatically populates the data appropriately into 1099...
Lockheed Martin Announces Pension Risk Transfer
In December 2018, certain of the corporation's pension plans used pension trust assets to purchase group annuity contracts from insurance companies for $2.6 billion.
Overall Financial Wellness is Sponsors’ Top Priority for 2019
Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors’ No. 1 goal for their participants has moved from increasing savings rates to addressing workers’ broad financial wellbeing and helping them achieve retirement...
TOP 100 Retirement Plan Advisers
Noteworthy retirement plan specialists, based on number of plans and total assets under advisement.
DC Plan Sponsors Seek to Keep Assets in Their Plans
Notably, more than 60% of employers want to keep retirees in their plan, and they are looking to change their targeted communications to inspire action, Alight Solutions found.
Form 5500 Reviews Lead to DOL Letters About Timely Remitting Contributions
“Invitation to correct” letters state, “the 15th business day is not a safe harbor and is included in the regulation only as an outside limit of the time...
Now Covering Fiduciary Matters, PBGC Mediation Pilot Made Permanent
The mediation program now includes fiduciary disputes; opposing parties entering into the mediation program are connected with “neutral, professional and independent” mediators.
intellicents Introduces intellicents university
As part of its 5-Step Financial Wellness Program, the university offers education for employees and retirees as well as employers.
For Millennials, Market Volatility Can Bring Opportunity
While workers with nearer retirement dates fret stock market volatility, Millennials have the chance to buy discounted shares and enjoy compounding returns.
Former Lead FINRA Enforcer Dissects Regulator’s 2019 Priorities Letter
In a Q&A with PLANADVISER, Mirella deRose draws on her experience leading FINRA enforcement in describing what she sees as the most important elements of the regulator’s recently...
Great-West to Focus on Retirement and Investment Divisions After Selling Life and Annuity
“As more Americans save for retirement through workplace savings plans, external market forces are simultaneously creating new opportunities for plan providers. These factors present significant near and long-term...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Transamerica promotes division VP; TRA hires past sales manager to newly created role; Lightyear announces series of promotions; and more.
Voya Introduces Suite of Health Savings and Spending Accounts
For the Voya health savings account (HSA), Voya Investment Management is providing manager selection and oversight and has constructed the HSA investment menu that includes a mix of...
Plan Fiduciaries Pay $538,248 for Failure to Timely Remit Contributions
The Department of Labor's Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) also alleged in a lawsuit that fiduciaries to two retirement plans failed to administer the plans, leaving participants unable...
Interest in Pension Risk Transfer Expected to Increase in 2019
The majority of DB plan sponsors plan to completely divest all of their company’s liabilities in the near future
Plaintiff Voluntarily Dismisses University of Rochester Excessive Fee Suit
No reason was given for why the plaintiff decided on the voluntary dismissal.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Securian Asset Management introduces name changes to mutual funds; First Trust adds fixed-income ETF; and Citi creates bond funding environmental and climate finance.