Tag: Fiduciary

I have watched with increasing interest the growing furor over the Department of Labor’s proposed new fiduciary definition.   

The year we began publishing PLANADVISER was a big year in many ways for me.  

The process of selecting and monitoring investment options continues to be a priority for retirement plan sponsors, according to research from Aon Hewitt.

In light of recent statements regarding its position on the proposed definition of fiduciary regulation, the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) reiterated its support of...

Phyllis Borzi, Assistant Secretary of Labor of EBSA, told legislators it is imperative that impartial investment advice be accessible and affordable to retirement plan sponsors and participants.

FCRC Apps, LLC, a software development firm, is releasing version 3.0 of its Web-based application, eFiduciary.net.  

Safe Harbor Asset Management (SAM) has formed a partnership with MilleniuM Investment & Retirement Advisors (MIRA) in support of its 401k Solution.

MetLife wrote a paper to help plan sponsors understand their new obligations regarding investment-related performance and fee information disclosures to participants of ERISA plans.

Principal Financial Group is introducing The Principal Warranty, designed to help financial professionals, third party administrators (TPAs) and plan fiduciaries manage potential risks.

Fred Reish and Bruce Ashton of Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP have co-authored a paper describing how Securian Retirement’s fee disclosure and revenue sharing process can help plan...

At last week’s Northeast Area Benefits Conference, co-sponsored by the IRS and ASPPA, two Certified Public Accountants discussed the many moving parts of a retirement plan audit.  

In a live Web chat, Phyllis Borzi, Assistant Secretary of Labor for the DoL's Employee Benefits Security Administration, said her staff is working to finalize its proposed amendment...

McGraw-Hill Financial Communications and ExpertPlan, Inc., are rolling out a presentation tool for financial professionals to use with 401(k) plan sponsor clients, called the Annual Plan Review Book.

Although regulatory changes to fiduciary responsibilities and disclosures loom on the horizon, plan sponsors of all sizes say that strong fiduciary support services falls low on the list...

Deciding what investments should be included in a retirement plan’s menu and monitoring those investments is a huge amount of risk and liability for just one person; plan...

At the PLANSPONSOR National Conference, a panel discussed the challenges facing smaller (less than $10 million in assets) employer-sponsored retirement plans. 

Effective methods for determining and benchmarking retirement readiness for plan sponsor clients. 

There’s always a lot of talk about how to improve participant behavior in a retirement plan, but sometimes it’s the plan sponsor that “misbehaves.”

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll are launching its Fiduciary and Ethics Consulting Practice, with Suzanne M. Dugan and Luke Bierman as its first hires.

SageView Advisory Group has hired Bob Noll as a senior investment adviser.