Fund Favoritism Can Be an Issue
Mutual fund trustees may display favoritism toward funds from their own firms, said researchers at Indiana University at Bloomington.
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ING Settles with DOL on Processing Error Policy
ING Life Insurance and Annuity Co. has agreed to settle allegations brought by the Department of Labor (DOL).
ESOP Challenged on Post-Recession Plan Change
Former employees of Jeld-Wen Inc. filed a lawsuit claiming an amendment to the firm’s employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) took away their benefits.
DOL Requests Input on Benefit Statement Surveys
The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments about a proposed information collection request to guide rulemaking about retirement benefit statements.
BofA Wins Suit Over Affiliated Fund Use
Bank of America has won a lawsuit alleging it violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by investing retirement plan assets in bank-affiliated funds.
Pension Lump Sums Must Account for COLAs
Calculations of lump sum pension benefits consider cost of living adjustments (COLA) participants would have received if they had taken an annuity at retirement.
CAPTRUST Enters 3(38) with Freedom One Deal
On a steady course of expansion, CAPTRUST Financial Advisors in Raleigh, North Carolina, has acquired Freedom One Financial Group in Clarkston, Michigan.
DC Plan Sponsors Focused on Compliance in 2012
Callan’s “2013 DC Trends Survey” indicates that in 2012, defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors spent their time on compliance matters.
Employer Contributions Owed Are Not Plan Assets
A court ruled contributions owed to a 401(k) are not plan assets, so an employer did not breach fiduciary duties by not contributing.
Wyeth Settles Stock Drop Suit
Wyeth Inc. agreed to settle a class action stock drop lawsuit.
Pioneer Offers Share Class for DC Plans
Pioneer Investments launched a low-cost share class designed for inclusion in certain qualified defined contribution (DC) retirement plans.
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Bylaws of a 401(k) Administrative Committee
A plan sponsor’s administrative committee needs to abide by written bylaws, according to a white paper from RidgeWorth Investments of Atlanta, titled “The Best Practices of Retirement Plan...
Making the In-Plan Guaranteed Income Decision
Plan design coupled with product design can result in better outcomes for retirement plan participants, said Stephen Bozeman, senior product strategist at BlackRock.
Fee Disclosure Can Be Opportunity for Advisers
Plan sponsors are largely optimistic about fee disclosure regulations, but say they need help from advisers.
DOL Provides Post-Hurricane Compliance Relief
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued compliance information for employee benefit plans adversely affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Elimination of DC to DB Transfer Permitted
An employer did not violate ERISA by eliminating the right to transfer from a defined contribution to a defined benefit plan, a court found.
High Court Upholds Presumption of Prudence
The Supreme Court declined to review two cases where plan sponsors were found to have a presumption of prudence related to company stock offerings.
DOL Weighs In on Single-Property Transaction
The Department of Labor (DOL) stated its position regarding whether a purchase or sale of a single property by a pension trust violates ERISA.