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IRS Asks for Comments on Determination Letters for 2019
The agency ended its determination letter program effective in 2017, but said it will measure the need for exceptions in a variety of ways including annual input from...
Broker/Dealers Must Move to Support True Financial Planning
More than 60% of advisers polled by Cerulli Associates agree that client demand for “financial planning” is increasing; at the same time, broker/dealers are refining their digital planning...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Voya Promotes Plan Administrator to Client Relations VP; Hirtle Callaghan Hires CIO; The Standard Hires National Accounts Relationship Manager; and more.
Census Bureau Survey Underestimates Retirement Plan Participation
Sixty-three percent of workers between the ages of 26 and 64 participated or had a spouse that participated in a retirement plan in 2014, according to the ICI.
Rhode Island the Next Stop for DOL Fiduciary Seminar
The “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” seminar will be held in Providence, Rhode Island, on June 28.
Virginia Colleges and Universities Moving to Different 403(b) Plan Model
The newly created multiple employer plan (MEP) will help plan sponsors reduce their administrative burdens.
Fear Keeps Millennial Women from Investing in the Markets
However, they are very responsible with their budgets, with 53% having an emergency fund
Prudential Retirement Participants Can Get Account Information From Alexa
By enabling a new skill, participants in retirement plans recordkept by Prudential can ask Amazon's Alexa for balance information, rates of return and outstanding loan balances.
TIAA Wins Dismissal of Most Claims About Its Loan Processes
The lawsuit brought by a participant in a Washington University retirement plan challenges TIAA's use of collateral in its loan process and the provider's retention of some interest...
Organizations Team Up to Encourage More Female Advisers
The goal is to motivate more women to become financial advisers through business network referrals.
Most Americans Lack the Knowledge to Make Financial Decisions
Given a personal finance survey, participants could answer only half of the questions correctly
Council Recommends Simplifying Mandated Retirement Plan Disclosures
The ERISA Advisory Council has provided the DOL with recommendations for design and delivery improvements with respect to the Summary Plan Description, the Annual Funding Notice and the...
Fi360 and 55ip Team Up to Help Advisers With Fiduciary Processes
55ip will use Fi360’s Fiduciary Score as a factor in 55ip’s investment strategy engine.
Guidance Issued Designed to Keep Members in Multiemployer Plans Longer
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is issuing guidance to assist multiemployer pension plans that request PBGC review of alternative plan rules for satisfying employer withdrawal liability.
Most Motions to Dismiss Denied in Yale 403(b) Plan Suit
The lawsuit alleges Yale defendants acted imprudently with regard to recordkeeping and investment fees for the plan.
Prudential Introduces its First Online Income Product
Employers may offer employees the opportunity to purchase an annuity through payroll deductions.
Most Advisers Marketing on Social Media Say They Have Won New Clients
Financial advisers almost universally report the use of social media has changed how they communicate with and win new clients; however, they disagree to some extent about the...
Analysis Offers Perspective for Long-Term 401(k) Investing
EBRI's longer-term 401(k) account balance statistics offer hope for participants to help them withstand market volatility.
Individual Account Retirement Plans the Dominant Source of Retirement Income
EBRI also found not only do individual account assets make up a large portion of families’ financial assets, but those with individual account assets also have substantially higher...
NYU Moves to Limit Evidence Used in Trial Over 403(b) Plans
In its motion, NYU asks that a federal district court judge issue an order “precluding from trial … any testimony, evidence, or arguments concerning claims that were previously...