Compliance | May 29th, 2015 Documentation and Deliberation Remain Critical Post-Tibble Two experienced ERISA attorneys suggest the Tibble fee case ruling is a positive for retirement plan sponsors—highlighting important best practices...
Deals and People | May 29th, 2015 John Hancock Makes Move to Levelize Fees The goal of a partnership with Vertical Management Systems is to bring participant revenue levelization for a variety of investment...
Data and Research | May 27th, 2015 Report Dissects the Major DB Plan Expenses Investment management expenses remain the top cost in running a corporate defined benefit plan.
Compliance | May 22nd, 2015 When Experts Are Needed to Meet Fiduciary Duties Fiduciary basics may overwhelm retirement plan sponsors, but experts say most duties are not that complex, and help is available.
Compliance | May 18th, 2015 Supreme Court Reaches Decision in Tibble v. Edison The Supreme Court has vacated and remanded the specifics in the Tibble v. Edison fee case, but its decision seems to...
Compliance | April 29th, 2015 DOL Sues Bank for Excessive Retirement Plan Fees A lawsuit says City National Profit Sharing Plan fiduciaries engaged in self-dealing and conflicted transactions.
Investing | April 24th, 2015 Morningstar Shows Lowest Cost Funds Dominate Flows The last decade saw an impressive 95% of investment fund flows go to the lowest-cost quintile, according to a new...
Compliance | April 13th, 2015 Calmer Perspectives on Tibble Fee Case Despite enormous industry attention paid to the case, some attorneys say a pending Supreme Court decision in the Tibble vs....
Deals and People | April 10th, 2015 Initiative Seeks to Help Participants Investigate Retirement Plans A former SEC attorney says retirement plan participant lawsuits don’t benefit anyone, and he has launched a new initiative designed...
Investing | April 7th, 2015 Diverse TDFs Brought Diverse Returns in 2014 New Morningstar research shows what you expect is not always what you get with target-date funds.
Data and Research | April 7th, 2015 Global DC Plans Highlight Efficiency Trend A survey of Vanguard retirement plan clients operating in three or more countries shows, like in the U.S., the DC...
Compliance | March 31st, 2015 DOL Requests Continued Authority for Fee Disclosure Collection OMB approval for collection of information about service provider fees and conflicts of interest expires today.
Compliance | March 31st, 2015 SEC Opens Door for Non-ERISA Plan Fee Disclosures The SEC received a letter saying fee disclosures would also benefit participants of non-ERISA retirement plans.
Compliance | March 26th, 2015 Ameriprise Financial Settles ERISA Fee Litigation Ameriprise will pay $27.5 million to settle a 401(k) excessive fee lawsuit.
Investing | March 16th, 2015 Managed Accounts Show Little Fee Compression Financial research and analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds managed account programs are more resistant to fee compression than other commonly...
Compliance | February 25th, 2015 Justices Consider ‘Duty to Monitor’ in Fee Case Arguments The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case said to be the first excessive 401(k) fee litigation to...
Data and Research | February 24th, 2015 Investment Fees Dip for Small and Large Plans Underlying 401(k) investment fees declined for both small and large retirement plans in 2014, according to the 15th edition of...
Compliance | February 20th, 2015 Long-Running Lockheed Martin Fee Case Settled Plaintiffs’ attorney Jerry Schlichter says the settlement is the largest result for a 401(k) excessive fee claim ever levied against...
Administration | February 12th, 2015 Sponsors Active on Pension Risk and DC Cost Cutting An Aon Hewitt survey of pension plan sponsors finds almost two in three could take direct action to curb risks...
Compliance | February 9th, 2015 Aegon Sued Over Management of Its Retirement Plan A lawsuit claims retirement plan provider and asset manager Aegon USA caused superfluous fees to be charged to its own...