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CVS Wins Dismissal of Stable Value Fund Suit by 1st Circuit
The plaintiffs' showing that the CVS retirement plan's stable value fund departed from a study of other stable value funds' investments did not support a plausible claim that...
Retirement Industry People Moves
Voya Hires Sales Executive for Small-Mid Business; OppenheimerFunds Adds to CEO Advisor Institute's Executive Consulting Team; Vanguard Promotes Four Professionals Within Fixed Income Group; and more.
2018 RPAY See Winner
The PLANSPONSOR/PLANADVISER Excellence in Retirement Awards is the annual networking event to celebrate the accomplishments of the best of the best in the retirement plan industry. Each year,...
DOL Fiduciary Rule Ambiguity Mustn’t Derail Quality Client Service
With so much uncertainty now overhanging the future of the DOL fiduciary rule expansion, the onus is squarely on advisers, broker/dealers and recordkeepers to decide how they will...
Plans Offering Roth Accounts Have Doubled in the Past Decade
Sixty-three percent of retirement plans now offer them, the Plan Sponsor Council of America found.
Empower Engages Quovo to Present Holistic Financial Picture to Retirement Plan Participants
Leveraging Quovo’s capabilities, Empower will pull real-time data from all of a participant's income sources, savings and investment accounts and integrate those factors with demographic data into a...
Gen Xers on Shaky Retirement Planning Ground
IRI President and CEO Cathy Weatherford says financial advisers are uniquely positioned to help Gen X effectively plan for their retirement concerns.
Voya Addresses Financial Planning for Special Needs Community
Voya’s myOrangeMoney online, interactive educational participant experience has been enhanced with new financial planning features to support people with special needs and their caregivers.
District Court Dismisses ERISA Lawsuit Targeting Aon Hewitt, Financial Engines
Plaintiffs suggested plan fiduciaries permitted excessive fees to be paid, leading to improper provider kickbacks; a district court judge has summarily dismissed the allegations for failing to state...
Personal Touch Matters in 3(38) Fiduciary Marketplace
The demand for 3(38) investment manager search support and monitoring has moved up market into the range of plans with billions of dollars in assets; smaller plans are seeking cost...
Investment Products and Services Launches
AlphaCore Launches Risk Factor Analytics Tool, and Franklin Resources Adds to Fixed Income Team.
Ability to Facilitate Annuity Quotes Added to Hueler Income Solutions
Kelli Hueler, founder and CEO of Hueler Income Solutions, suggests this is a solution to the many plan sponsors seeking a prudent process for meeting their fiduciary duties.
MetLife and EY to Offer Hybrid Human/Digital Financial Wellness Solution
Launching in spring 2018, PlanSmart Financial Wellness will focus on behavioral change, giving employees the tools, guidance and support they need to improve their financial wellbeing.
Retirement Programs Must Continue to Evolve to Address Participant Needs
Chuck Coldwell, vice president - national director, Consulting and BOLI Services at Pentegra, believes as an industry, we still have not reached the goal of getting the majority...
Morningstar and Prudential Win RICO Suit Dismissal
The unsuccessful challenge was viewed as somewhat unique amid the glut of retirement industry litigation because it cited the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Law of 1970, known...
Institutional Investors Increasing Exposure to Focused Strategies
That is defined as 50 or fewer holdings, and is believed to have a higher chance than a diversified portfolio of delivering alpha
BlackRock Launches LifePath Spending Tool for DC Plans
The solution is designed to help retirees easily estimate retirement spending and better control the outflow of assets from defined contribution plans.
Nearly Three-Quarters of Americans Value Guaranteed Income
Seventy percent believe their advisers have a responsibility to discuss guaranteed lifetime income products with them.
Circuit Court Fiduciary Rule Decisions Raise Important Process Questions
While the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the DOL fiduciary rule expansion, one attorney warns the rule is still technically in effect, at the very...
IRS Cuts Fee for Application for Determination for Terminating Plan
The fee has been reset to the 2017 level.