
Investments That Protect Participant Assets From Inflation
Exposures can be offered as standalone investments on via target-date funds.

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Nearly 60% of Investors Surveyed Want Digital Assets in Retirement Plans
However, the survey found almost two-thirds of advisers wouldn’t recommend retirement investors allocate funds to any digital asset.

PPL Corp. and Mass Brigham General Face ERISA Lawsuits
Imprudent investments and excessive fees were themes of lawsuits filed last week against retirement plan fiduciaries.

Lawsuit Alleges Choice of Target-Risk Funds Caused Losses to Participants
Milliman has been accused of failing to remove poorly performing investments, subadvised by its affiliate, from its 401(k) plan.

Will the Supreme Court Give Plan Sponsors Any Relief From Excessive Fee Lawsuits?

Exelon Faced With ERISA Excessive Fee Suit
The lawsuit claims Exelon used proprietary funds with excessive fees and allowed participants to pay excessive fees for recordkeeping and managed account services.

Some Claims Dismissed in LinkedIn Excessive Fee Suit
However, the judge has granted the plaintiffs leave to amend the ERISA complaint.

GKN Latest to Face Scrutiny Over GoalMaker Service
Though its GoalMaker portfolio management solution features prominently in the plaintiffs’ allegations, Prudential is not a party in the case.

Northern Trust Accused of Fiduciary Breaches Related to AutoZone 401(k)
The firm has been added as a defendant in a lawsuit that challenges the use of Prudential's GoalMaker asset allocation solution.

Most Claims Move Forward in Suit Over Aon CITs in 401(k) Plan
A court refused to dismiss most claims against Aon Hewitt Investment Consultants and Centerra Group 401(k) plan fiduciaries.

2nd Circuit Sends Elements of NYU ERISA Suit Back to District Court
The appellate court agreed with the plaintiffs that the lower court erred in dismissing share class-related claims and in denying them leave to amend the suit to add more defendants.

401(a) Plan Sponsor’s Use of Asset Allocation Solution Challenged in Lawsuit
The suit says the solution directed participant contributions into high-cost investments.

GAO Studied Retirement Plan Climate Change Risk Assessments
The agency recommended that the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) evaluate the risk of climate change on the Federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)'s investment offerings.

KeyCorp Succeeds in Getting Some Claims Dismissed in Excessive Fee Suit
A court dismissed claims regarding KeyCorp plan’s stable value fund option but moved forward some claims regarding excessive administrative and managed account fees.
Judge Finds Most Allegations Sufficient in Lawsuit Over CITs
Among other claims, the lawsuit says Aon and a 401(k) plan sponsor caused the plan to invest in Aon’s proprietary collective investment trusts (CITs) for Aon’s benefit.

Barnabas Health Retirement Plan Lawsuit Moves Forward
Plan fiduciaries' motions to dismiss the excessive fee suit were denied as a federal judge found the plaintiffs' claims were plausible.

Judge Moves Forward ERISA Suit Against Coca-Cola Bottler
The judge found that plaintiffs in the case challenging the use of an actively managed TDF suite rather than its index version have pleaded sufficient claims.

ICON Clinical Research Faces Common ERISA Claims
One feature the new complaint has in common with suits filed previously by Capozzi Adler is its reliance on comparing the plan’s expenses for investments and administration services with a group of alleged peers.

Judge Moves Forward Claims in Lawsuit Against Schneider Electric
Claims were also moved forward against defendant Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting related to a target-date fund (TDF) switch.