Tag: Fees

Financial firms surveyed by Cerulli Associates said examination of fees, such as 12b-1 reform, will be the greatest regulatory impact in the coming year.

With one eye cast toward the recent closely watched excessive fee case Hecker v. Deere & Co., a federal judge in Illinois has thrown out a similar participant...

In one of the more challenging economic years in memory, it is not surprising that the pace of change set in motion in defined contribution plans by the...

The head of the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) said today that the agency plans to release its long-awaited regulation dealing with providers’ fee disclosure...

Alabama is switching to a new 457 deferred compensation plan provider amid concerns about the previous provider and its relationship with the Alabama State Employees Association (ASEA).

A federal appellate court’s to-the-point ruling in an excessive fee case involving United Technologies Corp. (UTC) may not have been couched in elaborate language, but it nevertheless extended...

Fidelity Investments has announced enhancements to its seven state-sponsored 529 College Savings Plans.

While exchange-traded-fund (ETF) assets will continue to grow rapidly, ETF providers see 401(k) accounts as a continued challenge, according to Cerulli Associates.

Fiduciary Benchmarks, a 401(k) plan benchmarking firm, has compiled the data and reporting necessary to benchmark more than 98% of U.S. 401(k) plans.

The recent economic turmoil brought great change to the markets, but a recent survey by a defined contribution plan consultant indicates most of its clients and prospects came...

A new survey finds small business owners are ready to pick up hiring, but feel the inability to afford benefits may hinder them from attracting new employees.

Employers' investment in workers’ retirement benefits, measured by benefit values as a percentage of pay, has dropped consistently over the last decade, according to research by Watson Wyatt.

Recently, Time magazine ran a story called “Why It's Time to Retire the 401(k).”

New requirements for disclosing retirement plan fees will put pressure on plan sponsors, plan advisers, and plan providers to justify the value of services received or offered, according...

A U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report suggests that if federal regulators gather more information from certain types of retirement savings plans and issue more guidance about plan...

The regulatory tone is shifting in Washington, and plan advisers and their clients should be ready for changes, asserted speakers at the PLANADVISER National Conference.

Sitting in the audience at the ASPPA/DoL Speaks conference last week, I was reminded just how disruptive it can be to have a new boss.