Tag: Fee disclosure

Certain providers to non-ERISA 403(b) plans offered by political subdivisions of the state must now disclose conflicts-of-interest.

Three long-time ERISA attorneys all agreed that there is just about as much retirement-focused litigation ongoing today as they have ever seen at any point in their careers.

UBS will offer multiple ways for retirement account clients to pay their adviser, including through asset-based and commission-based structures, beginning imminently. 

The Department of Labor has enacted a number of initiatives in the last decade to increase retirement plan fee and pricing transparency, but participant awareness of what and...

Their “Retirement Ripoff Counter” shows that without the protections of the fiduciary rule, investors are losing $1.9 million an hour, $46 million a day—and $17 billion a year.

The Trump administration is nearly set to formally implement its delay of the Obama-era DOL fiduciary rule, set to take effect in just two weeks, aimed at curbing...

A federal district court judge has granted the recommendation of a magistrate judge, to the effect that an ERISA lawsuit filed against Oracle will not be dismissed before...

Serving governmental retirement plans is viewed as attractive by many providers, simply due to the sheer size and stability of the clientele, but one ERISA attorney warns there...

New research suggests that total retirement assets in CITs have grown rapidly in the last few years and potential advantages can be very appealing for plan sponsors.

The company has seen an upsurge in new plans moving to fee-for-service categories. 

Discussion of 401(k) litigation often fails to draw important distinctions between different ERISA standards that pertain to fiduciary prudence and controlling plan costs, according to one reader of...

In comment letters to the DOL, investment firms, retirement plan service providers and trade groups voice support for the decision to delay the implementation of the new fiduciary...

An ERISA lawsuit filed against TIAA by employees of the University of Chicago and Nova Southeastern University has been dismissed by a federal judge, who ruled TIAA should...

Amid the effort to roll back the fiduciary reforms, retirement advice providers that moved early to get into compliance with the proposed conflict of interest standards are left...

Service providers to tax-qualified 403(b) plans already have certain federally mandated conflict of interest reporting requirements, but the Connecticut State Legislature may also step up and play a...

Federal agencies and initiatives carry significant momentum and must be redirected carefully, but forcefully, by any incoming president.

Advicent introduced new client report integration capabilities in its latest update of the NaviPlan financial planning software. 

A new publication from the SEC outlines the five most frequent compliance topics identified in deficiency letters sent to SEC-registered investment advisers.

The legislation aimed at delaying implementation of thousands of pages of DOL fiduciary rule language could fit in a handful of tweets.