Data and Research | July 26th, 2023 Workplace Savers Feel ‘Off Track’ to Retire, Seek Sources of Guaranteed Income Increased market volatility, high inflation, fears of a recession and a lack of retirement income were cited as contributing factors...
Data and Research | July 20th, 2023 American Funds Led Target-Date Funds Inflows in Q2 While American Funds experienced inflows several firms saw net outflows from their funds in the quarter, according to Simfund.
Data and Research | June 14th, 2023 Emergency Savings Serve as Buffer To Protect Retirement Assets For low-income households, having at least $1,000 in emergency savings can prevent them taking hardship withdrawals from their retirement savings,...
Compliance | June 14th, 2023 ERISA Lawsuit Against Advance Publications Dismissed, Pending Amended Complaint A federal judge dismissed all counts in the suit brought by a former 401(k) plan participant, but the plaintiff may...
Compliance | February 9th, 2023 Judge Dismisses TDF Complaint Against Microsoft Microsoft has been spared one of a string of lawsuits against plan sponsors over putting retirement savers in a BlackRock...
Deals and People | January 15th, 2023 BlackRock Invests in Fintech 401(k) Provider Human Interest Human Interest CEO says minority stake from BlackRock will help hiring in areas including product, engineering, and customer acquisition.
Compliance | December 8th, 2022 ERISA Suits Against Capital One and Booz Allen Hamilton Dismissed The attorney for the plaintiffs says they will likely amend their lawsuits and re-submit after dismissal in U.S. District Court.
Compliance | October 18th, 2022 Rising ERISA Litigation and the Importance of Section 104 Disclosure Defense and plaintiff attorneys offer strikingly different accounts of the systemic issues haunting the ERISA litigation space.
Compliance | October 14th, 2022 Promoting ESG Strategy and More Uniform Regulation Are Focus of Georgetown Panel Speakers emphasized the distinctions between ESG and sustainable investments and the need for greater regulatory clarity between jurisdictions.
Investing | August 9th, 2022 GOP Attorneys General Raise Fiduciary, Antitrust Concerns in Letter to BlackRock August 4 letter to CEO Larry Fink seeks ‘clarification on actions that appear to have been motivated by interests other...
Investing | August 5th, 2022 Florida’s DeSantis Joins Other GOP Pols in Opposing ‘Woke Capital’ Governor moves to bar the State Board of Administration from adopting ESG-investing tenets.
Data and Research | February 8th, 2019 Investing for the Future Improves Sense of Financial Well-Being BlackRock says easy-to-use investment solutions could help alleviate both financial and emotional barriers to saving and investing for the long...