Set It and Forget It?
TDFs attract increased scrutiny.
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Investment Product and Service Launches
Vanguard to launch two active funds, reopen Wellington fund; As You Sow issues corporate 401(k) sustainability scorecard; MIM broadens investor access to public fixed income strategies; and more.
The Art of Comparing TDF and Balanced Fund Performance
The outputs of a hypothetical model based on historical net asset values for balanced funds and target-date funds show just how complicated it can be to compare the relative merits of the two approaches to asset allocation. As it turns out, balanced funds, though less popular, might deserve another look.
Seeing the Bigger QDIA Picture
Are custom solutions worth the effort? Is passive more appropriate than active? It all depends on the adviser and the client.
Scrutinizing TDFs and Considering Balanced Funds
Both options hold more than a trillion dollars in assets; weighing their relative merits remains an important task for advisers and their clients.
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Judge Allows Claims in ERISA Suit Against Prime Healthcare to Proceed
The lawsuit challenges the company's use of an active TDF suite in its 401(k) plan, among other things.
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Legislative and Judicial Actions
GAO is asked to review TDFs; complementary ‘SECURE 2.0’ legislation is introduced; 2022 HSA contribution limits are inflation-adjusted; and more
Talking Digital Advice Trends With Morningstar and DFA
Morningstar Investment Management’s head of digital advice outlines his firm’s expanding collaboration with Dimensional Fund Advisors—the goal of which is to deliver a more customizable managed account service to market in support of financial advisers.
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SECURE 2.0 Includes Provision for Asset Allocation Fund Benchmark
The bill, referred to as 'SECURE 2.0,' gives the DOL six months after its passage to modify ERISA to allow plan sponsors to use a benchmark that’s a blend of different market indexes.
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Putnam Investments presents TDF evaluation tool; J.P. Morgan and Nationwide launch investment product; and OneDigital adds downside risk protection to adviser managed accounts solution; and more.
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Research Says Lack of Attention by Investors Helps TDF Managers Sacrifice Returns
Academics say "low-attention" investors let TDF managers favor their own families of funds at the expense of performance.
TDF Embedded Lifetime Income Solution Coming to Market By Summer
The solution can be traded like mutual funds, delivers maximized returns and offers distribution flexibility.
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Schlichter Strikes Again, This Time Against Takeda Pharma’s 401(k)
The lawsuit alleges that plan fiduciaries selected unproven TDFs for the plan, failed to monitor them and failed to replace them when they underperformed.
‘Annexus Retirement Solutions’ Launch Signals Rise of DC Plan Lifetime Income
The firm says the formal launch of Annexus Retirement Solutions precedes the rollout of innovative in-plan retirement income solutions in 2021.
Managers Expect Annuity Allocations to be Incorporated Into TDFs
In addition, Cerulli says it expects that plan sponsors and retirement plan providers will engage in more exploratory discussions about including private equity in target-date funds.
401(k) Investors Traded Exclusively Into Fixed Income in October
It was the first time in the more than 20-year history of the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index that this happened over the course of an entire month.
Another Self-Dealing ERISA Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit Filed
The lead plaintiff in the suit says her employer, a large financial services company, has inappropriately prioritized its own investments within a profit sharing retirement plan offered to employees.
Lawsuit Claims Underperforming TDFs Caused $65M Loss to 401(k)
A former participant in the Allstate 401(k) plan accuses plan fiduciaries of keeping poorly performing target-date funds on the investment menu and as the plan's default investment.
No Decision to Come in Lawsuit Over Mismanagement of TDFs
The lawsuit against Principal Global Investors and related entities was abandoned.
Intel Now Faces Consolidated Suit Over Alternatives in TDFs
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the meaning of 'actual knowledge,' Christopher Sulyma has joined a lawsuit filed against Intel last year.