Federal Court Cuts Off Indemnification Claim
November 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Massachusetts has ruled that John Hancock Life Insurance Co. cannot demand...
Tag: Fees
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Maryland Plan Provider Drops Installation Fees
November 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CDM Retirement Consultants., a Towson, Maryland-based open architecture plan provider, is giving sponsors a break...
LaRue Bows Out of Legal Fight
October 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Texas management consultant, whose lawsuit over 401(k) fiduciary breach allegations became the subject of...
Invesco PowerShares Announces Lowered Expense Ratios
October 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) announced that expense ratios...
DoL Sues California RIA for Undisclosed Incentive Receipt
October 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has sued Zenith Capital LLC of Santa Rosa, California,...
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Sponsors Still All Over Fee Issue
October 15, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While plan fees remain a red hot issue for plan sponsors, a relatively small number...
Congress Considers Market Impact on Retirement Security
October 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While participants (and plan sponsors) nervously contemplated the impact of the market tumult on their...
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Stock Drop Plaintiffs Win Skirmishes in Fifth Third Case
October 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plaintiffs in a January 2005 stock drop and excessive fee case have won two legal...
International Paper Fee Suit Certified as Class Action
October 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has granted class action certification...
Boeing 401(k) Fee Case Sanctioned as Class Action
October 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Illinois has sanctioned an excessive 401(k) fee lawsuit against Boeing Co....
Caterpillar Fee Suit Survives First Legal Hurdle
September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has cleared the way for participants in Caterpillar's 401(k) plan to pursue...
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Fiduciary Benchmarks Launches New Service for NRP Clients
September 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fiduciary Benchmarks, Inc. (FBi) announced it has partnered with National Retirement Partners (NRP) to offer...
Advice, Participant Fee Disclosure Proposals Covered in EBSA Webcast
September 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a free webcast...
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Regulator Warns Senators Not To Impede DoL Fee Disclosure Rulemaking
September 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal regulator on Wednesday urged U.S. Senate lawmakers not to interfere with the U.S....
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ABA Says DoL Didn't 'Strike the Right Balance'
September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Bankers Association (ABA), in a letter to the Department of Labor (DoL), expressed...
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ABA Says DoL Didn't 'Strike the Right Balance'
September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Bankers Association (ABA), in a letter to the Department of Labor (DoL), expressed...
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The First Step is Understanding
September 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As plan sponsors prepare for new fee disclosure regulations, Spectrem Group has found they are...
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Trade Groups Weigh in on EBSA Fee Disclosure Proposal
September 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciary should not be held liable for incorrect...
Judge Turns Away Principal Revenue Sharing Case Class Action Bid
September 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with overseeing a class action lawsuit that could have represented as many as 57,000...
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Benefits of Fee Disclosure Outweigh Costs
August 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new research paper from the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management suggests that the...