Compliance | May 14th, 2021 ERISA Lawsuit Questions Humana Plan Fees The lawsuit closely resembles numerous other ERISA excessive fee complaints filed in recent years.
Compliance | May 11th, 2021 403(b) Plan Sponsor Sued Over Excessive Fees and Underperforming Investments The lawsuit calls out the use of the active suite of the Fidelity Freedom target-date funds, among other things.
Compliance | May 7th, 2021 Court Hands Down Split Decision in KeyCorp Excessive Fee Lawsuit A federal judge moved forward claims of excessive administrative and managed account fees but dismissed claims regarding KeyCorp plan’s stable...
Compliance | May 3rd, 2021 Lawsuit Alleges Participant Price for University of Tampa Plan Is Too High The plaintiff argues that similar university lawsuit settlements have helped to drive down fees, and changes the university made last...
Opinions | April 29th, 2021 How to Tell If You’re Paying Reasonable Fees for Actuarial Services Leslie Olds, with Strategic Benefits Advisors, discusses how DB plan sponsors can determine whether actuarial fees are in line with...
Compliance | April 19th, 2021 Kimberly-Clark Hit With Excessive Fee Lawsuit The suit mainly takes issue with an alleged failure to solicit competitive bids for retirement plan services and the use...
Compliance | April 15th, 2021 Court Rejects Barnabas Retirement Plan Fiduciaries’ Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit A federal judge found that the plaintiffs had sufficiently pleaded their claims in the suit alleging excessive retirement plan fees.
Compliance | April 12th, 2021 Brenntag Settles Excessive Fee Lawsuit The agreement is solely monetary and doesn’t include provisions to remedy the alleged breaches of the defendants.
Compliance | April 5th, 2021 Wesco Distribution Faces Lawsuit Over Retirement Plan Services Fees Among other things, the plaintiffs contend that prudent fiduciaries monitor and limit revenue sharing and make sure excessive indirect compensation...
Compliance | April 5th, 2021 Judge Finds ERISA Claims Sufficient Against Coca-Cola Bottler The case, which challenges the use of an actively managed TDF suite rather than its index version, will move forward.
Compliance | April 1st, 2021 ICON Clinical Research Sued for Excessive Fees The text of the new complaint closely resembles others from the increasingly well-known law firm Capozzi Adler, which has filed...
Compliance | March 31st, 2021 Plan Sponsor and Provider Must Still Face Claims in Suit Over Investments Switch More claims were moved forward for the investment consultant than for the plan sponsor.
Compliance | March 17th, 2021 Nextep MEP Sued for Excessive Fees The lawsuit takes particular issue with the use of higher-cost share classes and revenue sharing.
Data and Research | March 15th, 2021 Participants Don’t Know Their Fees Are Declining A survey finds nearly three-quarters of Americans don’t know how much they pay in retirement plan fees, while the ‘401k...
Compliance | February 19th, 2021 Proposed Settlement Reached in Cerner ERISA Suit The parties are asking a judge to approve the settlement, which includes monetary and non-monetary terms.
Compliance | February 11th, 2021 Appellate Court Opens Door for New Complaint Against Georgetown The appellate court found a lower court erred in denying the plaintiffs’ leave to amend their complaint, meaning the case...
Compliance | February 3rd, 2021 Participants in Terminated 403(b) Plan File ERISA Lawsuit The plaintiffs allege the use of actively managed funds and higher-cost share classes caused them to lose millions.
Ask the Experts | February 2nd, 2021 What Are Surrender Fees? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | January 28th, 2021 Defending Against Excessive Fee Cases: It’s All About Procedure It’s crucial for plan sponsors to have and follow a good investment policy statement and to carefully document the reasons...
Data and Research | January 4th, 2021 Revenue Sharing Affects DC Plan Participant Investment Choices, Research Suggests Researchers found revenue-sharing funds are more likely to be added to plan investment menus and are less likely to be...