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Helping Plan Sponsors Establish Internal Controls
A plan auditor speaking at the Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) 71st Annual National Conference suggested internal controls plan sponsors should have in place for eligibility, compensation,...
Retirement Industry People Moves
External Wholesaler Joins BPAS; Past Trader Joins PanAgora as Head of Trading and Implementation; American College of Financial Services President Resigns; and more.
Aon Hewitt Investment Consultants, Lowe’s 401(k) Plan Latest Target of ERISA Lawsuit
Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting and Lowe’s are being sued by the participants of the Lowe’s 401(k) retirement plan; the proposed class of plaintiffs puts forward a variety of...
Beacon Wealth Consultants Offers Platform With Biblically Responsible Investment Options
Retirement plan administration platform the LightPoint Kingdom(k) retirement plan aims at Christian business owners.
Client Service Q&A Part Two: Practice Differentiation and a Shifting Employment Landscape
Following up on a broad discussion of market volatility, John Diehl, SVP of strategic markets for Hartford Funds, encourages advisers to consider new means to separate their service...
Confidence in Retirement Planning Correlates With Higher Retirement Income
Individuals who have an adviser are more likely to be on track to create adequate retirement income—by a wide margin, a study by Empower found.
Investment Products and Services Launches
Russell Investments Discusses New ESG Finding; Merrill Lynch Brand Designs ESG Portfolios; and EDHEC-Risk Institute Examines Retirement Products and TDFs.
Volatility, Strategic Thinking, and Long-Term Perspective
PLANADVISER presents an impromptu Q&A with John Diehl, senior vice president of strategic markets for Hartford Funds, on the subject of market volatility and keeping a long-term perspective...
403(b) Retirement Plan Exchanges
Brodie Wood, SVP of healthcare, education and not-for-profit markets at Transamerica Retirement Solutions, discussed the efficiencies and benefits a closed MEP can offer not-for-profit 403(b) plans.
5th Circuit Denies AARP, Attorneys General Motions to Revive DOL Fiduciary Rule Case
This leaves the SEC’s revised conflict of interest standards for brokers and advisers as the leading alternative.
Breaking Down Fiduciary Uncertainty for Plan Sponsor Clients
Backing away from the topic of the DOL fiduciary rule, ERISA attorney Fred Reish focused his speech at the Plan Sponsor Council of America’s national conference on general...
Private Wisconsin Colleges Form 403(b) MEP, Reflecting Wider Trend
The news comes as a large number of ERISA lawsuits are playing out in the district and appellate courts across the U.S., testing whether 403(b) plan sponsors of...
NTSA Issues Best Practices Guide for 403(b) and 457 Plans
The guide includes information on rollovers, loans, hardship withdrawals and much more.
Treasury Rates’ Slow Upward March Boosted Pension During April
Favorable equity market and interest rate forces resulted in a 2% increase in the average U.S. pension plan funded status during April.
SEC Issues FAQs About Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative
If an adviser reduced their fee due to the receipt of 12b-1 fees, the SEC might not ask for any disgorgement; for instance, the SEC says, if an...
Leveraging the Popularity of TDFs to Provide Retirement Income
In a Q&A with BlackRock Managing Director Anne Ackerley, PLANADVISER hears about emerging opportunities to deliver retirement income solutions to DC plan participants, including through TDFs.
Americans Saving an Average of 8% for Retirement
A speaker at PSCA’s 71st Annual National Conference suggests reports of Americans retirement savings inadequacy are overblown and offers data to back that up.
Employers Likely to Ramp Up Student Loan Repayment Benefits
While not a traditional topic for retirement specialist advisers to speak about, experts agree that student loan repayment benefits are a powerful boon to financial wellness programming—and a...
Health Care Expenses Are Americans’ Biggest Retirement Fear
Paying off debt is their second greatest fear, Franklin Templeton found in a survey.
Inappropriate Investments, Excessive Fees, Self-Dealing Most Common Reasons for ERISA Lawsuits
The rise in lawsuits is prompting more sponsors to turn to lower-cost index funds—and could prevent them from offering lifetime income products.