Deals and People | July 12th, 2024 Retirement Industry People Moves First Eagle Investments hires senior director of consultant relations; Vanguard Group head of Europe announces retirement; Manulife names head of...
Deals and People | May 3rd, 2024 Retirement Industry People Moves Broadridge names Kirkland to head of mutual fund regulatory unit; Standard brings in Orr to lead AI use across organization;...
Administration | February 16th, 2024 Lawsuit Targets Fiduciaries of Hess Corp. A lawsuit against the Hess Corp. alleges Hess plan fiduciaries included target-date mutual funds instead of collective investment trusts in...
Benefits | December 29th, 2023 EBSA’s Lisa Gomez Talks DOL 2024 Agenda The Department of Labor keeps working to implement provisions of 2022’s SECURE 2.0 Act alongside further rules for retirement and...
Deals and People | November 10th, 2023 Retirement Industry People Moves Voya hires Harrell as regional vice president; MissionSquare names Whiting SVP, chief sales officer; CAPTRUST adds Leddy as chief compliance...
Ask the Experts | October 24th, 2023 Do 403(b) Plan Sponsors Have to Recover Small Overcontributions? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Deals and People | October 6th, 2023 Retirement Industry People Moves Haase joins small business retirement plan provider; Vestwell hires Farmakis; PGIM appoints Carlino to newly created role; and more
Products | October 2nd, 2023 Guideline Launches Starter 401(k) Plan The plan provider aims to gain greater market share of retirement 401(k) plans and has debuted a starter product for...
Compliance | August 22nd, 2023 ERISA Plan Litigators Use ‘More Credible’ Tactics in First Half of 2023 Mid-year report finds there were fewer cases filed, as plaintiff law firms catch up on those they brought in 2022,...
Compliance | August 9th, 2023 IRS Plans Increased ESOP Enforcement The tax agency intends to use outreach and expanded exams over the next year to address compliance by companies with...
Deals and People | August 4th, 2023 Retirement Industry People Moves Ascensus expands NQDC sales team; The Standard promotes Angie Cuthill within individual annuities; Optima names Paul Fletcher head of its...
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 | May 31st, 2023 Vanguard to Pay FINRA $800,000 for Money Market Errors The firm cited ‘technical’ issues in a letter of acceptance for overstating projections for 8.5 million accounts.
Compliance | May 11th, 2023 University of Vermont Medical Center Plan Sued for ERISA Breaches The university medical center’s retirement plan failed to disclose revenue sharing or float income and caused workers to pay excessive...
Deals and People | May 1st, 2023 Pensionmark Hires Curley to Oversee Compliance A former RIA founder, Curley will manage global financial services strategy.
Compliance | April 28th, 2023 ERISA Lawsuit Against NJ Transit Authority Dismissed The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a District Court ruling that government plans are not covered by ERISA.
Products | March 3rd, 2023 Investment Product and Service Launches Alight’s expanded wellness programs allows employees’ families to join; ComplySci launches regulatory compliance guide for financial firms; Equitable adds volatility...
Data and Research | December 13th, 2022 EBSA Collects $1.4 Billion, Largely from Enforcement, in 2022 More than $500 million of the recoveries returned to defined benefit plan participants.
Compliance | December 2nd, 2022 Top Commodity Regulator Raises Cryptocurrency Regulation on Capitol Hill Cryptocurrency regulation is needed for the broad health of both financial markets and 401(k) investors, the CFTC chief warned senators.
Compliance | November 22nd, 2022 DOL Finalizes ESG Consideration in Retirement Investing With final DOL ruling, plan sponsors can consider climate change and other ESG factors when selecting investments.