Tag: Fees

Pacific Life Launches Variable Annuity; Beaumont Capital Management Launches Smart Beta Solutions; Charles Schwab Expands ETF OneSource Series with OppenheimerFunds; and more

U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden first determined that Prudential was not a fiduciary with respect to the lawsuit’s allegations.

Cerulli Associates measures a 10% jump in the number of people willing to pay for financial advice since 2008. 

Plaintiffs suggest their employer should have allowed a single recordkeeper to service its traditional DC plan and its 403(b)—and that it paid excessive fees by paying for distinct...

Robo-advisers gained some traction in the DC industry this year, and many have come to see how the technology could work with, rather than against, traditional advisers.

The airline is accused of failing to select low cost investments and failing to use its size to negotiate cheaper investment and recordkeeping fees.

Aside from traditional allegations of excessive fees and mismanagement of company stock, ERISA litigation in 2016 included challenges to fund types, fiduciary processes and provider arrangements; expect more...

Prudential Launches New TDF Suite; Natixis Releases ESG TDFs; and Vanguard Reports Reduced Expense Ratios.

The case questions the hotel chain's 401(k) plan fees and investment choices.

Combining an active investment approach with passive within the TDF can generate alpha when possible while also addressing cost concerns.

Broadridge identified three trends driving change in the retirement industry that it says will remain regardless of what happens to the DOL fiduciary rule.

Both employers and employees remained committed to funding defined contribution plans during the year, which saw significant market swings and bouts of uncertainty. 

Mercer recommends areas for review that defined contribution plan advisers can go over with plan sponsors.

The National Association for Fixed Annuities has failed again to win an injunction in a DOL fiduciary rule challenge that was previously defeated in a federal district court...

K-12 403(b) plan participants have long enjoyed the personal touch of meeting with advisers one-on-one, but plan sponsors could use a nudge in using lower-cost investment options.

A new survey by the PSCA also found that more than half of 403(b) plan sponsors expect to make no change in light of the fiduciary rule scheduled...

Nearly half of insurers feel the DOL conflict of interest rule would positively impact sales of fee-based annuities, according to Cerulli Associates; less certain is how to effectively...

By partnering with Larkspur Data, RiXtrema will enhance its current retirement plan compliance offerings with added features.