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Allowing open MEPs is a key component of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act)—a bill remains stalled in the U.S. Senate.

Mesirow Financial presents third mutual fund and managed account program, and MSCI builds indexes to track long-term megatrends.

Social Security is a big part of retirement income planning for employees.

The interactive sales tool also assigns a grade for retirement plans and is designed to improve advisers’ conversations with plan sponsor clients.

The court decided the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue regarding the funds in which they did not invest, and they did not sufficiently prove their other...

Retirement plan service providers generally support making electronic delivery of documents the default, but print communication industry organizations and some consumer groups say the paper default should remain.

After ruling on motions about the reliability of certain expert testimony, an expansive decision issued in an ERISA lawsuit filed against SunTrust Bank dismisses some claims but allows...

The proposed class action lawsuit alleges plan fiduciaries allowed the plan’s recordkeepers and its investment adviser and/or trustee to receive excessive and unreasonable compensation.

It is well-established that clauses containing a specific statutory grant of jurisdiction to the court of appeals should be construed in favor of review by the court of...

Former participants in AT&T's pension plan say that because factors have not been updated to be in line with reasonable actuarial assumptions, they do not yield actuarially equivalent...

There are several potential paths forward for the SECURE Act, which remains stalled in the U.S. Senate despite is bipartisan appeal.

The tool helps small employers and advisers find the right retirement savings option to offer employees.

It is looking into whether agents are engaging in deceptive and unfair sales practices, such as failing to appropriately disclose product costs and merits.

Revenue Procedure 2019-39 sets forth a system of recurring remedial amendment periods for correcting form defects in 403(b) individually designed plans and 403(b) pre-approved plans occurring after the...

Woodbury Financial partner recruits advisers to Greensboro location; MassMutual selects workplace solutions leader; NAGDCA elects 2020 governing officers; and more.

Housing is the biggest spending category for every age group, according to EBRI’s findings.

The rule blurs the line between advice and sales, potentially hurting both advisers and investors, he says.

OneAmerica expands its group annuity platform with ESG offerings, and Vanguard adds an international core stock fund, overseen by Wellington Management.