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PBGC Wants to Collect Information About DB Plans’ ERISA Coverage
The PBGC insures DB plans covered under title IV of ERISA, and if a question arises about whether a plan is covered under title IV, the PBGC may...
Optum Offers HSA Growth with Upgraded Data Analytics
The tool groups consumers into microsegments based on characteristics and behaviors, allowing employers to then create targeted communications for HSAs.
No Required Amendments on IRS’ Annual List for 2018
When the agency ended its determination letter program, it said it would publish a list of required amendments for individually designed retirement plans to maintain their qualified plan...
Complying With ‘FAIR Act,’ SEC Eases Fund Research Distribution Restrictions
The SEC says these changes are needed to reduce obstacles to providing research on investment funds, and to harmonize the treatment of such research with research on other...
Attorneys Report Settlement in Duke University 403(b) Plan Cases
One case focused on excessive fees for recordkeeping, administrative, and investment services, and the other focused on revenue sharing.
Institutional Investors Expect the Bull Market Will End in 2019
They also foresee continued volatility in the stock market, but are turning to active management and alternative strategies to mitigate its risk.
Bristol-Myers Squibb to Terminate $3.8 Billion Pension
It will offer lump sums to participants and transfer the remaining money to a group annuity contract from Athene Annuity and Life.
Settlement Proposed in BB&T ERISA Self-Dealing Litigation
The case has been vigorously litigated for over three years; now, just weeks ahead of a scheduled trial, negotiations between the parties have delivered a resolution, pending a...
Employee Knowledge Levels Indicate Need for Financial Wellness Education
Employees expressed concerns about budgeting, health care and emergency funds, and low levels of knowledge about financial and retirement topics were reported.
Many Retirees Spending More Than They Expected
However, retirees spend 32% less than non-retirees.
First Deadline Looming for SEC Electronic Disclosure Compliance
When the SEC adopted the new Rule 30e-3 earlier this year, creating a new system for electronic delivery of fund information, it also established a transition disclosure period...
Amid Volatility, Advisers Report Ongoing Client Equity Focus
Despite clients' tendency to focus on equity performance, half of advisers surveyed by Incapital expect their clients will be increasing allocations to fixed income or cash over the...
ASB Votes to Adopt Changes to ERISA Plan Annual Financial Audits
Although the ASB has voted to issue this SAS as a final standard, it expects to consider whether conforming amendments to this SAS will be necessary once the...
Lawsuit Charging Aon Hewitt With Taking ‘Kickbacks” From Financial Engines Is Closed
The parties report they have resolved the case, and the judge dismissed the action with prejudice—meaning another complaint cannot be filed.
Latino Workers Need Far Better Access to DC Plans
Working in collaboration with Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, the National Institute on Retirement Security has published a detailed analysis of the challenges facing Latino workers in...
LPL Cuts Small Market Platform Fee Amid Competition for Talent
By cutting the fee for its small-plan investment outsourcing solution to 10 basis points, the firm says it will better position its advisers to grow their practices by...
USC Files Petition for Supreme Court to Review 9th Circuit’s Refusal to Compel Arbitration
The question before the high court is, “Whether an agreement to arbitrate ‘all claims’ that an ERISA plan participant ‘may have’ against a plan fiduciary encompasses a breach-of-fiduciary-duty...
Butch Lewis Act Said to Fail to Address Multiemployer Pension Deficits
The Pension Analytics Group says the act would only temporarily mask the deficits, as opposed to reducing them and that the only solution is to reduce benefits across...
Retirement Industry People Moves
DWS hires municipal bond director; PBGC announces several leadership appointments; Principal International names retirement income solutions leader; and more.
IRI Publishes Retirement Income Education for Participants
The documents are FINRA reviewed and focus on the topics of maximizing Social Security and tapping into common sources of sustainable retirement income.